You can use a variety of different kitchen appliances to rice cauliflower quickly and easily. Some of the more compact and speedy options include the Veggie Bullet, the Nutribullet and the Nutri Ninja Blender.
I like these kitchen gadgets because they also can perform a number of other food prep tasks. For example, spiralizing, sliding and making smoothies. Therefore, in addition to shredding rice, you can also make cauliflower rice pizza crust, cauliflower mashed potatoes, soup and more.
Cauliflower Rice: Veggie Bullet VS Nutribullet VS Ninja Pro
Unlike the Nutribullet and Nutri Ninja Blender, the Veggie Bullet acts more like a food processor than a blender. Therefore, you can continuously add cauliflower without having to unload and reload the canister.
Note: This makes the job significantly faster and easier to shred cauliflower in bulk batches and freeze it.
Compared to the Nutribullet and the Ninja Blender, the Veggie Bullet comes with another big advantage: it comes with a spiralizer.
The Spiralizer Advantage:
Although you can’t really used a spiralizer to shred cauliflower into rice, you can spiral vegetables noodles with it. Therefore, you can have lots of variety when it comes to making low-carb veggie pasta and rice dishes.
You can make hot dishes and cold dishes, salads and entrees. Use it for breakfast, lunch and dinner – and you only need to buy one device! Now, that’s my kind of kitchen appliance. =)
Plus, varying up your food options comes in really handy, especially if you are trying to follow a weight loss diet. The more convenient and easy, the better!
Problem with the Veggie Bullet?
However, it comes with a downside. The Veggie Bullet costs almost twice as much as the other 2 kitchen appliances. That said, you are getting 2 gadgets in one, right?
I guess the bottom line is – do you care about the spiralizer?
Specs on the Veggie Bullet:
Just call this the Cauliflower Rice Veggie Bullet. It works fast and efficiently to make low carb rice if you plan to eat it often (or freeze it). The spiralizer feature is just a bonus.
- 3-in-1 Functionality: Spiralizes, Shreds and Slices
- 350 Watt Motor
- Larger container fits more food, but not as portable.
- Comes with a free recipe book. (which also includes cauliflower rice recipe!)
- More Info on the Veggie Bullet
Nutribullet Specs:
The Nutribullet has the portability advantage, but you give up the ability of making large batches of cauliflower rice at one time. Plus, it has blades that can shred cauliflower.
- Features Shredding Capability
- Heavy Duty 600 Watt Motor
- Compact and easier to travel with, healthy office lunches, after workouts, etc..
- Easily blend single-serving smoothies too.
- More Info on the Nutribullet
Nutri Ninja Pro Blender:
This gadget doesn’t work as well for ricing cauliflower than the two appliances above. However, it has lots of power and works best for making smooth and creamy drinks and soups.
- Very powerful, even better for making cauliflower “mashed potatoes”.
- Heavy Duty 900 Watt Motor
- Package includes “Sip and Seal” lids for easy portability for drinks, soups and even cauliflower rice.
- Easily breaks down ice for smoothies and shakes too.
- More Info on the Nutri Ninja Pro
And no, don’t plan to make cauliflower rice with a spiralizer. The job will not be easy, plus the rice will come out looking more like cauliflower chunks. For best results, you need a food processor, a blender or the cauliflower rice veggie bullet above.
