I have a confession. I like salad spinners. I don’t know why, maybe it’s from watching the dryer at the Laundromat as a child, or maybe it’s from a wet lettuce trauma I suffered at some point. Either way one thing is sure, when I became an adult (an event that is still up for debate as to when or if it happened) I set upon a journey to purchase myself the best salad spinner I could find. After years of depression and searching, my pilgrimage finally ended when I found the OXO salad spinner. Hit the jump to find out why.
Most salad spinners tend to have horrible designs. Either you have to crank a knob that tends to send the bowl into wild gyrations not seen since Elvis first hit the stage. Or you pull a cord much like starting a lawn mower, a design that should have been put out of it’s misery before it was born. The OXO salad spinner is different. It uses a patented pump mechanism to allow for easy one hand operation. Simply push down on the non-slip knob to start the bowl spinning. Since it is geared you can get a really nice spin going with very little effort. The bottom of the bowl features a non-slip ring to keep the bowl firmly planted on the countertop during extended green drying sessions. A really cool brake button allows you to easily slow things down when you are ready to stop and a locking lever secures the knob in the down position for easy storage. Available in several sizes for both salads and herbs and in either a clear or a new green color which I guess is so you can remember what it’s for? Ultimately I went for the standard 6.22 quart bowl capacity which gives an almost 5 quart basket capacity. Perfect for drying the greens of a favorite in the Flavourgasmic kitchen, the spinach salad, the bowl makes a perfect container for washing the spinach prior to drying. Do yourself a favour and don’t even think about entering into salad battles without an OXO salad spinner providing suppressing drying. Available everywhere for just $29.99, you won’t be disappointed.
Now if only it came in a professional stainless steel edition.