My latest salad spinner is collecting dust because I’m using a variation of Julia Child’s sister-in-law’s method of adding the salad greens to an impeccably clean pillowcase and spinning it around—outside. In place of the pillowcase, I use a clean tea towel. Towels dried with dryer sheets need not apply for this job. I use this method for whole-leaf lettuces. Shake the excess water off and lay a few lettuce leaves across the towel leaving an inch or two of space between them. Roll them up gently and grab both ends of the towel. Gently shake the towel letting it gently hit the surface of a counter and rotate the towel as you go. It takes practice but this method will dry lettuce even better than a salad spinner.
Almost my exact thoughts but I wash the 3 separate salad spinner parts, wipe and then let them dry on the counter. Sounds like a great salad but no anchovies, please!
Pithy but I don’t buy it. Salad spinners are one of my top 3 necessary kitchen implements (a great sharp knife and good cutting board are the other 2). Sounds (and looks) like yours is just too big. Most are a little more streamlined and actually fit fine in a domestic dishwasher. But it made a good story :)
My latest salad spinner is collecting dust because I’m using a variation of Julia Child’s sister-in-law’s method of adding the salad greens to an impeccably clean pillowcase and spinning it around—outside. In place of the pillowcase, I use a clean tea towel. Towels dried with dryer sheets need not apply for this job. I use this method for whole-leaf lettuces. Shake the excess water off and lay a few lettuce leaves across the towel leaving an inch or two of space between them. Roll them up gently and grab both ends of the towel. Gently shake the towel letting it gently hit the surface of a counter and rotate the towel as you go. It takes practice but this method will dry lettuce even better than a salad spinner.
Almost my exact thoughts but I wash the 3 separate salad spinner parts, wipe and then let them dry on the counter. Sounds like a great salad but no anchovies, please!
With your hands. Using soap. And water. In a sink. Using a common drying rack. Works pretty good...but I do get your frustration.
I can relate!
Pithy but I don’t buy it. Salad spinners are one of my top 3 necessary kitchen implements (a great sharp knife and good cutting board are the other 2). Sounds (and looks) like yours is just too big. Most are a little more streamlined and actually fit fine in a domestic dishwasher. But it made a good story :)