What the hell is a Spiralizer anyway?
Apparently, it’s a thing for turning other things into spaghetti (thank you to my colleague Rosanna Cooney for that piece of information).
Anyway, a Spiralizer is one of 16 items which, if you have them, immediately mean you’re as middle class as they come.
This all comes from ‘etiquette expert’ William Hanson, who knows his humidifiers from his dehumidifiers, in a study for insurance provider Esure.
This is the list they came up with, via i100:
1. Smart TV (owned by 42% of middle class households)
2. Dyson vacuum cleaner (owned by 38% of middle class households)
3. Barbecue (owned by 31% of middle class households)
4. Vinyl records (owned by 17% of middle class households)
5. iMac (owned by 12% of middle class households)
6. Nutribullet (owned by 11% of middle class households)
7. Antler or Samsonite luggage (owned by 10% of middle class households)
8. Wood burning stove (owned by 9% of middle class households)
9. Spiralizer (owned by 8% of middle class households)
10. Mulberry bag (owned by 5% of middle class households
11. Matching coasters (owned by 5% of middle class households)
12. Boiling water taps (owned by 4% of middle class households)
13. Hot tub (owned by 4% of middle class households)
14. Aga range cooker (owned by 4% of middle class households)
15. Smeg fridge (owned by 4% of middle class households)
16. Brompton bike (owned by 3% of middle class households)
And now for the breakdown.
The way we see it, if you have up to five of these things then you like nice things but you haven’t completely lost touch with reality.
If you have between six and ten, you might need to start wondering if you’re Edward Norton’s character at the start of Fight Club, your life defined by your possession.
If you have between 11 and 16… well, perhaps you need to throw half of your shit out.
