Xtraordinary Home Products Large Salad Spinner, White

This salad spinner may be a bit flimsy, but it is so easy to use and does such a good job compared to our old one. It takes very little work to spin and the lettuce or other greens come out surprisingly "dry". We sometimes forget to latch the top because our old one did not require this and if you hold it down, it still works fine. UPDATE June 2014 - We have found that we have to hold the top down, even with the latches attached. You will have to experiment to see exactly where to push down on the top in order to get the spinner to engage properly. Still works great after a year and we would buy again.

I bought this for my wife because apparently salads like to get really dizzy before you eat them. I did not know that. But I think it disorients them enough so that they don't realize they are being eaten until it's too late. Anyway, it's a good quality product, it spins real fast, the wife is happy and I haven't heard a salad scream since we got this so it must work!

For a long, long time I was eyeballing the  OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner , but I was having a hard time reconciling spending thirty dollars when there are many other salad spinners that are less expensive. I am usually quite pleased with OXO products.But I came across this and decided I might like it better because it has a crank handle, rather than the push button the OXO has. When I bought this, I was having problems with aches in my forearms, and I thought the crank might be a little easier on my muscles.I am far from disappointed. I love this baby! The crank is very easy to work. There are feet on the bottom that keep the spinner firmly planted on the counter while I spin my greens, but those feet don't get stuck to the counter or leave any marks. I'm not sure how many RPM's this will reach, but it will go pretty darn fast. Water passes through the slits in the inner container to the outer container. I can do a head of romaine in about two minutes, without rushing, and most of the water I washed it in comes off. It's big enough to spin a lot of greens at a time, too.You can also dress your salad with it, by spinning your salad s-l-o-w-l-y, and pouring salad dressing through the pouring hole in the lid.When I finish, I hand wash and dry it, and reassemble it. After over a year of regular use, it looks and operates like new! This is one of the best kitchen items I've ever bought, anywhere.

I love this spinner for function. You can get good radial velocity and it dries lettuce and other products well. After about a year (we only use it about once a week) the teeth on the spin plate under the cover would not engage the slots in the spin basket. It just slipped. Inspection showed the pointed contact tip in the bowl had worn down causing the spinner basket to sit lower and cause the teeth not to engage. My fix was to put a large flat washer over the pointed tip which raised the basket enough for the teeth to engage the slots in the basket. We will see how long this works. Still a good product but I give it only a three. The tip could hve a teflon or lower friction material on it to minimize wear.

This is the best salad spinner I've ever owned, and I've owned quite a few. What I want in a salad spinner: speed to dry the lettuce, sturdiness to last a long time with being used at least 3 times a week, and ease of effort. This spinner fits every criteria. It has a drain spout, so you don't have to take the lid off to drain the excess water between spinnings. It's very sturdy and made well. I've gone through all of the other brands, sometimes having to purchase two or three a year. I've had this one for a year-and-a-half and it is still in excellent shape. We eat salads every night at my house and I have wrist and hand problems, so a good salad spinner is an important tool for me. I'm going to order another one, just so I will have it if I ever need it.Oct. 23, 2016 Update: I still have this salad spinner and use it at least 4 times a week. (My husband and I eat a large salad every night.) I bought the smaller version also, for when I have a small amount of greens to dry. These are sturdy little work horses! I appreciate them so much. They are easy to take apart and clean, too.

I just bought this spinner and have only used it 4 or 5 times. I make large salads that I can eat for days. I buy local romaine lettuce that always has sand in it because it's right off the farm. After years of using paper towels to dry each leaf after soaking them clean, this spinner is so easy to use as well as saving time and tons of paper towels. It's good quality, and the handle is easy and the action is smooth. There are easy clips for the lid that keep it tight as you use it. There are 3 little "feet" on the bottom of the container that help it stay in place when using. You still have to have a good grip on it to keep it from moving around the counter, but it works great drying the leaves. The main bowl is made of a thick plastic. It's not a pliable type plastic....more like a brittle type that feels like if it got dropped on a tile floor, it would probably shatter. I'll do my best not to test that theory. Anyway, I'm glad I bought it.

I eat salad every day, and when my old faithful broke down, I wasn't sure how to replace it. I counted on Amazon (as I normally do) and its reviews. I came across this little contraption. The reviews, or at least the ones that I read, do not even do it justice. First, it works. It dries your lettuce. Second, it's quick and effective, dishwasher safe, and doubles as the salad plate. Yeah, that's cool. There is, however, many fantastic things about this spinner. There is a "hole" in the top. It does not affect the ability to dry my greens, but I can distribute dressing through the hole, and then spin again and offer perfect and equal distribution. Wowza!! Wait, another surprise. There is an actual strainer in the top too! Meaning, that I can (1) strain water out, let more water in, re-spin, drain again, and repeat; no removing and replacing the top again and again; and (2) I can put a dressing in, spin, distribute, drain, re-dress, re-distribute, re-drain... I think you get it. Final thoughts? Well, this spinner has a lot to offer! You won't be disappointed. Happy salad tossing!!!

Generally well made with beefy gears and handle that would not fail with a good high speed spin. However, the basket rubs on the underside of the lid when spun aggressively and shows wear where surfaces that are not supposed to touch are rubbing, so there are some alignment/size issues.

exactly what I was looking for. Perfect size and does a great job

Very sturdy and I like the larger size.

High quality for the price, and high velocity spins... Exactly what I wanted out of a salad spinner

Here is a kitchen tool that really works - my wife is impressed (and she has tried several). Gears stay engaged (yeah!), heavy plastic fits & locks well together and cleans easily.