Salad Spinner

For Better Salads

A Salad Spinner is great for washing and drying lettuce, spinach, grapes, herbs, and other greens. Be careful about washing and drying blackberries and raspberries in your spinner. They may get a bit mushy.

I have tried using a commercial lettuce spinner at the restaurant. They work, but they are heavy. At home I have a study plastic spinner-washer that works just as well and is much lighter and easier to use. It is large enough for my family's needs and we eat a lot of salad.

That is one factor to think about when deciding on what spinner you might purchase. How much volume do you need?

OXO makes two good lettuce spinners; one is small, the other is larger.

The small OXO Good Grips 1045409 Mini Salad and Herb Spinner pictured on the right works the same way as the larger OXO Good Grips 32480 Salad Spinner pictured below.

One hand is all you need to press the soft, cushioned knob to start the spinning. The knob locks down so you can store it easily. There is a built-in brake when the job is done and you can use the basket and bowl separately.

The small OXO spinner is really only for one or two salad eaters and you can store the salad in your refrigerator after washing and drying to keep it fresh.

Zyliss also makes a small salad washer and it also does a good job. Check out the Zyliss Small Easy Spin Salad Washer. It holds 6 cups and is only 6 inches high x 6 inches wide x 9 inches long. Zyliss also makes larger models.

If you have a large refrigerator you can place the larger models in it but many people simply do not have enough room.

All of these are dishwasher-safe on the top rack.

What do I use? I have an OXO Salad Washer. It really is easy to use with only one hand. OXO is a really good manufacturer of kitchen tools that almost anyone can use easily and safely.

MIU France makes a pretty good Stainless-Steel Spinner if you really think you'd prefer that material. The one pictured measures 9-3/4 by 9-3/4 by 9-1/4 inches, so make certain it is large enough to serve your needs.

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