OXO Salad Spinner
by OXO
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Our Price: $19.76 Category: Kitchen See more product details |
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Salad Spinner
Customer Review: Great!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got this today, it's bigger than I thought. I got the large and now I can wash and dry my lettuce at ease, no more wasting paper towels to dry them. woo hoo!Customer Review: Great product!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a truly great product. My salads are so crisp and clean and the lettuce I don't immediately use stays fresh for a very long time in my refrigerator.Customer Review: Does the job
Summary: 5 Stars
This spinner is great for drying water out of leafy greens after washing. Recommended.Customer Review: Saves a lot of work, takes less time & definitely eliminates drippy, mushy greens
Summary: 4 Stars
Got mine a few days ago after reading these reviews over and over since before the holidays. It works; simply and easily. It is quite large so storage of greens inside it in your frig may present a problem, but otherwise, the size is great for lots of greens and berries. It doesn't 'dry' as a towel or paper towel, but it does remove most of water which easily pours out of the bowl. The inner colander-type bowl can be used for many other kitchen draining chores as well.
The description indicates this has a non-skid base - not mine. Unless I hold the bowl as it is spinning, it walks all over the counter and the lid bounces all over the place. I would like to see it actually have a base that would keep it in place so I could pump the spinner knob a few times and walk away to do something else while it spins. I would also like it better if the lid actually secured to the bowl while spinning and for storage; it doesn't. It just sits in place, so once again, I must stand guard over it holding the base with one hand, pump it, and then hold the lid in place.
The more one pumps, the faster it goes, but never fast enough to eliminate all the water. I haven't had mine very long, but I've already used it for blueberries, iceburg and romaine lettuces and celery. I especially liked the way it got most of the water out from the 'fluffy' tops of the celery stalks and didn't squish the blueberries - those are chores for only the most patient of people! It worked better than drying by hand I'll tell you that. Made my chores much faster and less tedious. It is a keeper, but I'd like to see the few changes I mentioned above and that, for me, would make it a 5-star product.
Customer Review: So far so good
Summary: 4 Stars
I've never had/used a salad spinner before this, so I don't really have anything to compare it to except for the good ol' fashion manual method.
I just received this in a Christmas gift exchange and so far am pretty happy with it. I used it for the first time today to dry some freshly washed vegetables (broccoli, carrots, and bell pepper) and it worked quite nicely. I like that the handle can be pushed down and locked allowing for easy storage in a cabinet with the ability to stack other dishes on top. Also, I like that the bowl and strainer are separate as it is nice to have an extra strainer in the house and allows for easy emptying of the bowl's contents.
The reason I give it only 4 stars is 3 fold:
1: As with everything else these days, this item is made in China.
2: I felt that $24.95 for a kitchen tool was a bit steep, especially considering it is made in China.
3: I've only used the product once and cannot attest to its long term durability.