salad spinner obsolete ? (tomatoes, shake, glass, sugar)

[Retriever]

Originally Posted by peabodyn

Salad dressings tend to stay put better when not on wet greens.

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

Drying with a towel is worlds away from drying with a spinner.

Back in the '70s, a woman whom I knew became convulsed with laughter when she saw me using my salad spinner. She claimed to have never before seen one, and when I explained the purpose, her response was, "Salad is supposed to be wet".

Yes, she was a very strange woman.

[maggie2101]

I used to have a big salad spinner that I used only once in five years. I sold it on ebay. Then some post I read somewhere (possibly here) got a bug up my butt about salad spinners so I bought a smaller one. Now the smaller one is sitting unused for years.

[pikabike]

The one we bought years ago at Ikea is still only $3.99 and works just fine after all these years.

TOKIG Salad spinner - IKEA

[moxiegal]

I found a salad spinner at the goodwill store, not even used. I brought it home, cleaned it well...and it works great!

[P47P47]

Originally Posted by moxiegal

I found a salad spinner at the goodwill store, not even used. I brought it home, cleaned it well...and it works great!

That's how I got my OXO. Brand new, unused, at about 10% of retail price.

[SOON2BNSURPRISE]

I have never heard of these before and I eat a lot of greens. I just wash them off in the sink and place them in my container for work. At home we make salads all the time and have never used them. I personally don't mind a little water on the leaves. Also I don't put any kind of dressing on my greens. Never liked anything other than a little Italian anyway. Maybe have to try a spinner out sometime.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by Retriever

Back in the '70s, a woman whom I knew became convulsed with laughter when she saw me using my salad spinner. She claimed to have never before seen one, and when I explained the purpose, her response was, "Salad is supposed to be wet".

Yes, she was a very strange woman.

There's a poster on c-d who insists that wet lettuce is better than dry. "Spices stick better" is the argument.

[Emeraldmaiden]

Originally Posted by Threestep

I use it and not only for greens. Works wonders for wet swimsuits.

They're good for wet wool, too.

[lleello]

It is good for cleaning mushroom and berries, drying pasta, etc. Also, 10 Alternative Uses for Your Salad Spinner

[NoNansea]

I use mine as intended and also to keep cut up fruit in the refrigerator. For example, I cut up 3 types of melons to be added to a fruit salad the next day. The salad spinner held the fruit pieces above the fruit's juice overnight.That way they weren't soggy when added to the salad.

I bought a small size salad spinner & am glad I did. Takes up less shelf space. Gets the job done.