anyone recommend a good salad spinner for my home grown leaves?

Chimera

not strictly greenfingered I know, but wondered what others use? We eat a lot of salad so want to get a decent one that will last and gives good results

kimmee

Chimera wrote: »

not strictly greenfingered I know, but wondered what others use? We eat a lot of salad so want to get a decent one that will last and gives good results

Hi Chimera - I just wash them in a colander and then dry on a clean tea towel.

stilernin

After swishing in a bowl of clean water I put the leaves in a tea towel, draw the four corners together and swing it around very fast............... best done outside!

Sucker_for_sweeties

stilernin wrote: »

After swishing in a bowl of clean water I put the leaves in a tea towel, draw the four corners together and swing it around very fast............... best done outside!

My method too....:rotfl:OH thought I was deranged first time he saw it.

katholicos

I don't have one, but i like the look of the OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner. Usually I just rinse it, place it on some kitchen paper and use more kitchen paper to dab it dryish. It is a bit of a waste of kitchen paper though. I've tried using tea towels but they just get quite wet and then have to be washed and dried. When the price is right, i'll invest in a salad spinner. Let us know if you purchase one and how you get on with it, please.

earthlysparky

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/collapsible-salad-spinner/F/C/preparing-food/C/preparing-food-sieves-strainers/product/14037

This one is quite pricey but it saves a lot of space in the cupboard!

stilernin

earthlysparky wrote: »

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/collapsible-salad-spinner/F/C/preparing-food/C/preparing-food-sieves-strainers/product/14037

This one is quite pricey but it saves a lot of space in the cupboard!

£34.99 ??!!... good job it can also be used for spinning your smalls after handwashing them.

MrsE_2

I was in Tesco today & they have OXO GOOD GRIPS ones on offer.

I love the oxo good grips kitchen utensils.

retro_bluebell

I got mine in Aldis for 3.50 does the job

Lotus-eater

Tea towels!

They also double as a washed salad carrier (£24.99 Lakeland) a harvesting lettuce and tomato carrier in the garden, (Lakeland £15.98) they dry swing seats (swing seat drier, Argos £9.99), mop up spills on the kitchen floor (kitchen towels 99p Asda), in emergencies they can be a face cloth or a towel, you can even use them to dry your washing up!

What am I asking for this miracle of engineering? Barely enough to cover my costs, merely £14.99 each and they come with a free travel lodge logo on them.

seraphina

I don't like using tea towels to dry salad leaves, it just means you've got lots of damp tea towels hanging around. I use one with a pull string for making it go which I bought in Switzerland but I think Ikea do a cheap one with a handle to turn.