Although made of plastic, it is extremely stable and the feet suck on the worktop firmly. The blades can be replaced quite easily. Cutting is totally going fast; when you work with both hands, one can exert enough pressure. And very important: if you all under running water with a brush (caution sharp blades) cleans immediately after use, this goes pretty fast; if it is dry first, the cleaning is pretty annoying.
There are two different spiral cutter commercially, the different thread or strip thicknesses fabricate what one looks very nice in Internet demonstrations of:
The Spirali (Spirooli) cuts thicker thread in 2 diameters (Spagetti- or macaroni-diameter) or strips (tagliatelle-like) and Julienne Slicer (Saladecco, Legumette) cuts wafer-thin threads or strips (glass noodle thickness).
There is the internet good video screenings - enter in the search box under the following videos Keywords:
for Spirali: "Lafer Spirali" - for both devices: "The Difference Between Spiralisers & Spiroolis" - for Julienne Slicer: "Spiral Slicer Demo".
I have used the device already with growing enthusiasm for anything:
For raw vegetables: vegetable salads, which melt in your mouth - sandwich filling - fruit salad - nests as a base for another - pickles - quick decoration.
For Cooked: instead of pasta or mixed up with noodles - super fast flash frying or steaming - fried plain or breaded - for quick wrapping else - Rösti like fried whole - processed into tortillas, gratins and casseroles with eggs - pizza toppings - antipasti.
Dried: in preparation for easy drying for preservation - or Later pulverizing for Kräutersalz & Würzmixe.