The Best Salad Spinners

Who doesn’t love salad? Apart from being one of the tastiest foods around, it is also one of the healthiest. But how to keep the lettuce that is a key ingredient crispy and fresh?

            One of the major problems in making a salad is how to remove the dirt from the lettuce leaves and other produce without ever losing their freshness and crispiness. In the past, people will just wash them by hand and then dry the produce by laying them out in paper towels. And this takes a huge amount of time. With the advent of the modern salad spinners, this problem is not a major one anymore.

            But with all the numerous products in the market today, I know most of us are hard pressed to find the best performing salad spinners that gives us value for our money. Here is some of the top selling and best reviewed salad spinners available today.

OXO Good Grips Large Salad Spinner

            Reviewers hail this product as the best designed salad spinner today. Who can argue with them? This appliance has a no-skid, solid base, a very comfortable hand pump and a brake which stops the basket from turning in mid-spin, which can’t be found in any other salad spinner of its size. What’s more, it has a capacity of about 20 cups or 5 quarts of salad. The outside bowl can also be used in serving salad while the inner bowl can be used as lettuce storage.

            One of its downsides though, is its bulkiness, which makes it necessary for us to wash it by hand and have some problems with its storage when not in use. And, we do need to handle it lightly, because it is made of plastic.

OXO Good Grips Little Salad and Herb Spinner

            If you think that the first one is too large for you, you may opt to buy its smaller version. At only 8 inches wide, you shouldn’t have any problems storing it in the refrigerator or in the cabinet. Also, its small size makes it capable to wash smaller objects such as herbs and berries.

SoftWorks Salad Spinner

            Reviewers and buyers agree that it is the easiest salad spinner to use and with its relatively cheap size, it gives you the value for your money. By easy, one can start the basket spinning by pressing the knob. Made by OXO, just like the other two, it also has the built-in brake if you want to stop the spinning immediately. Another advantage is it is dishwasher-safe and because of its small size, you will have no problems with its storage.

Cook Pro Salad Spinner

            If you are on a very strict budget but wants something that can do the job well without any hassles, this is the best choice for you. It is very easy to use and can dry lettuce, fruits and vegetables. You will also have no problems as for its storage and further, it is dishwasher safe. At a price of 10.99 dollars, it is the least expensive of the choices I’ve enumerated here.