A Salad Spinner Goes a Long Way

Having left my wonderful salad spinner back in the US (along with my KitchenAid...a sad tale really...) I've been buying pre-washed lettuce in my local grocery. Let's face it though, pre-washed lettuce is neither the freshest nor the most tasty.  So the other weekend I bought myself another salad spinner. For the novices, an explanation of my seemingly crazy? enthusiasm for salad spinners may be necessary: It's generally good practice to wash your produce, but soggy lettuce loses crunch and also does not absorb salad dressing (in fact, it repels it because of the whole oil-water thing).

So for good salad, the choice is either inadequate, pricy, pre-washed lettuce, or get a salad spinner. Personally I prefer the second option. It also gives you the chance to customise your own salad by mixing different lettuces and herbs. The best thing about this model is that it's tiny and so wonderful for small kitchens. You can also use the bowl as a salad bowl once you're done drying the lettuce and you can use the bowl and cover to store extra salad in the fridge. What's more perfect than that?