Small Collapsible Salad Spinner - half the size without compromising on features

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The answer to this will depend on the type of spinner you purchase, but as far as basics go, prepare your ingredients by chopping up vegetables, greens, fruits, or whatever you plan to wash and dry in the spinner.

The press-down has a lever on the side that allows you to adjust the torque, which is great if you're spinning a smaller amount of greens. But, overall, cleaned and spun greens of all kinds will last longer than if you just pop the bag or tub of greens in the fridge.

To find the best salad spinners, we tested 10 models—evaluating how efficiently they were able to dry various amounts of greens, how easy they were to clean, and more. For example, someone with mobility restrictions in their hands or wrists will likely benefit from a model with a push button or pump rather than a pull cord or knob.

Like other Oxo products, this one is made to last, even when you use it as a colander for hot foods or a bowl as a serving dish. After using the colander to rinse an entire box of tagliatelle, we segued it to the table in the brushed stainless steel bowl for family dinner.Prepworks by Progressive Collapsible Salad Spinner: We had high hopes for the space-saving promise of this collapsible salad spinner.

At the end of testing, run the dishwasher-safe components of each spinner through the dishwasher to ensure they come out unscathed. She also served as a beauty editor at Refinery29, where she produced beauty editorials featuring makeup artists and hairstylists such as Pat McGrath, Dick Page, Orlando Pita, Sir John, Mario Dedivanovic, and more. The lack of a non-slip base made stabilizing the spinner more challenging, and the plastic wasn't as heavy-duty as she'd wished.

We repeated the test with a quart of strawberries and were pleased with the thorough cleaning without any bruising. The OXO Good Grips Glass Salad Spinner is the best match for this function, as its base looks like a simple glass serving bowl. Sometimes, you can find an outer bowl with a flow-through design with holes in the bottom to drain the water as you spin. These handy little devices whirl your greens around and give them a spin-dry so you've got crisp dry leaves for your salad. We also appreciated how stable it was during spinning because of the non-slip base, and the instructions on the box clearly explained each step in the process, from setup to cleaning.

While it depends on the green (more tender greens tend to shrivel up faster than hardy greens, like romaine lettuce), freshly washed and spun greens can last seven to 10 days.

The advantage is that the lettuce dries faster, but this has to be done over a sink to avoid messy spillage. Since you have to spin the crank around the bowl manually, it takes a little more of an arm workout and can be a hindrance to those with limited mobility. It had a brake button, a lid that came apart for easy cleanup, and a lock that kept the handle flat for storage. For each test, we noted how operating the pump or knob felt and how much strength was required to start and continue spinning. During testing, we lauded the minimal strength it took to depress the plunger while still feeling sturdy and comfortable in hand.