Review on OXO Good Grips Small Salad and Herb Spinner by Frank Ridl

OXO Good Grips products are some of the most thoughtfully designed kitchen products out there and this salad spinner is no exception. This product will make your lettuce drier which means it will last much longer. It also makes it easy to wash and store the lettuce right in the bowl! It looks slick and encourages me to eat healthier salads because it's easier to make! I originally bought the small size but regret not having bought the larger size. The small size was big enough to hold enough lettuce for a large salad, but I wish I had bought something that would fit my entire salad within a week of safe storage. My mother liked the small salad bowl very much and was delighted, so I decided to give her a small bait and buy myself a large bait. The big bait is exactly the same as the small one except it holds 2-3 times more lettuce. I usually buy 1 large head of romaine lettuce, shred it and put it in the spin basket. Then I rinse the freshly cut lettuce thoroughly in the spin basket in the sink. The basket is a strainer and is therefore ideal for washing and rinsing the salad directly in the basket. Then I put my clean salad basket in the spinner and spin! As easy as a few clicks on the top button. The lettuce rotates slightly at high speed, pushing all the water to the outer edges and down into the empty container to collect excess water. The spinner stays in place easily as the bottom has a non-slip lining around the edges. Wet lettuce also means lettuce that rots quickly. The drier you make the lettuce, the longer it will keep. I've found lettuce lasts over a week when kept in this spin dryer. The spinner also has a nifty little button that you press to "brake" the spin so you can slow the basket down. Then all you have to do is pour the excess water onto the bottom of the bowl. The lettuce stays dry because it is hung in a basket. Now I just collect it back up and throw it in the fridge for all the salad I need for the week! If you are looking for a salad centrifuge, this is the best on the market. Worth the money, especially when it means developing healthier habits!