BELLA Auto Electric Spiralizer & Slicer

A few months ago I started losing weight by eating a slightly lower-carb diet, including zucchini noodles (with Due Cellucci Arrabbiata sauce — a bit pricey, but VERY low-carb and really delicious) at least 3-4 times a week. So to do that, I bought a nice, basic Spiralizer brand zoodle maker, which worked fine... But sadly, with as much as I was using it, it ended up being a real pain — it's very sturdily made and works well, but because the suction cups on the bottom are absolutely useless, you have to hold it with one hand while you crank and crank and crank with the other, which can get tiring when you do it for an hour.... So, thinking there must be something better, I then bought spiralizer #2, a cool-looking Paterno red manual spiralizer (got it mostly because it was such a pretty color), which I ended up returning because it felt kinda rickety, making it even harder to use than the Spiralizer model. That was followed by spiralizer #3, a box-type Fullstar Mandoline Slicer Spiralizer Vegetable Slicer, which was ok, but of course even more work than a regular manual spiralizer.... Finally, after doing some more research ('cause, ya know, what else is there to do in lockdown?!) I thought I'd go for spirazlier #4, this electric Bella machine — and OHMYGOD is it wonderful! It's made like a tank — super solid — but it's also really sleek & simple (kinda reminds me of one of those cool old gadgets from the 1950s or '60s — in a good way). But best of all, it's SO FAST AND EASY TO USE — just cut the zucchini in half, so it fits; stick it in the machine; and turn it on! — that I can't imagine ever going back to a manual spiralizer. Watching it work, zooming thru each zucchini section in about 15 seconds, is like... magic. So, where I used to dread having to make my weekly batch of noodles, now all week I keep eyeing the electric zoodler on the counter, looking forward to Sunday, when I'll buy my big batch of zucchini and whip up 3-4 nights' worth of meals. (BONUS TIP: To get the extra water out of the zucchini noodles and keep them fresh, put them in a big Tupperware-type bowl as soon as you make them; fold up a whole bunch of paper towels and place them on top; then put on the lid and TURN THE BOWL OVER AND STORE IT UPSIDE DOWN. This absorbs all the liquid in the noodles, so they're not watery when you cook with them. Just replace the paper towels every couple days, and the noodles will last a week or even more.) Anyway, bottom line, I love this thing so much, I'm taking it with me when I go!