Filed under: Kitchen & Dining
The dog days of Summer -- not much fun to be outdoors for very long, and not much fun to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. What to do? In my house, mid-Summer means lots (and lots) of salads -- no heat from the kitchen appliances, I can prepare them ahead of time, and a refreshing salad is great at the end of a day. And how to make salad prep a breeze? A salad spinner -- a clever example of culinary design and engineering.OXO makes a boatload
of kitchen utensils, so you won't be surprised that they offer a variety of salad spinners; this one, the Good Grips Salad Spinner ($30 and free shipping) is top-rack dishwasher-safe and with its soft, non-slip spin and braking knob that makes for one-handed operation, you have a spinner with a generous five quart capacity for de-watering veggies and herbs. The bowl and basket may be used for serving and straining of raw goods; easy to operate and nice enough to be placed on your table, this salad spinner is a helpful multi-tasker.For an apartment dweller or dorm r
oom kitchen, the Progressive International Salad Spinner ($15). For one or two people, the 2 1/2 quart spinner features a long handle to keep the spinner from walking around on the counter top when you operate the crank handle. All the parts of the spinner are dishwasher-safe, it has p
our-off spouts on two sides to accommodate right or left-handers, and a very compact size.A slightly different take on the classic spinner, the Starfrit Salad Spinner ($25). It has an ergonomically efficient side-mounted spinner handle (with heavy-duty drive gears) while it locates the stopper button conveniently atop the spinner, right underneath your hold down hand. Wash, rinse, drain, and serve your de-watered vegetables in one and the same bowl. It's compactly designed for easy storage and is easily hand-washed.
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