Salad Spinners

A salad spinner is also known as a salad tosser. It is a modern kitchen tool that helps to wash and remove excess water from different foods items. Commonly they have been used for washing and drying or salads, green vegetables; berries; and coriander etc.

Generally, these spinners are made of plastic. The gadget consists of an outer bowl along with an inner removable strainer basket. It also contains a cover that fits tight around the outer bowl. This lid comes with a spinning mechanism that, when initiated, causes the inside strainer to rotate rapidly. The content to wash is placed in the inner container, and when spun, the water drives through the slits of the basket into the outer bowl. These spinners come with different spinning mechanisms, including push buttons, pull cords, and crank handles.

Alternative uses of a salad spinner in a modern kitchen

Although many devices used to wash, dry and spin salad has long existed. The new spinners came forth in the 1970s. It was 1974 when the commercial production of these spinners started. Other manufacturers soon followed it. With competition came forth innovation in salad spinners. Despite its popularity, the product never left the limelight of criticism. But to the fact, professional chefs have always admired the hand fullness and versatility of these small kitchen gadgets. It’s been years that a salad spinner is offering its services, including some mentioned below.

Salad spinners for shrimps & zucchini

These spinners are ideal for defrosting and drying frozen shrimps. As a result, you can enjoy speedy dinner prep when you are running behind schedule. All you need to do is fill the basin with enough room temperature water to cover the shrimps. Now spin to thaw. Once thawed, you can train the water and spin to dry without any damage to the texture of the shrimp. In the same way, these spinners can help you dry grated zucchini without using your hands. Can It be an effective and faster way to process zucchini no matter if you want to make a load cake or a Choco zucchini?

Salad spinner for pasta, beans & herbs

Herbs are delicate, and there is a time when you need their natural pulp to make the required taste in any recipe. Drying or squeezing them with bare hands can lose their natural essence. This is where a salad spinner comes to help. You can wash and dry the herbs with delicacy and efficiency. Likewise, it is with delicate food items like pasta or macaroni. Specifically, when you are just boiling them and want a quick dry – a salad spinner is your lifesaver. Another ingredient that demands aid from salad spinner is the draining and drying of canned beans.

Cleaning leek and craggily veggies

Leeks can have lots of sand and girt trapped between thing layers. To deal with the problem, you need to cut the leek and soak it in water in the spinners. Take the basket out after a while and remove the leek from dirty water. Repeat until you think all the dirt is off the leek. Now spin dry the leek, and it’s ready to use. Do you think any way can be more straightforward than the said? Likewise, these spinners are ideal for cleaning veggies like cabbage or broccoli. Although soaking can help you take out the fast dirt, spinning will ensure no residues are left in the bumpy traps of such vegetables.

Washing delicate clothes

Are you wondering why we have jumped from the kitchen all the way to the laundry room? This is because salad spinners can do wonders in saving your expensive lingerie and other clothing items. A salad spinner is ideal for cleaning delicate items like bras. Using these salad machines, you can offer hand initiates spinning services to these fragile items and drain the water. Do the second run of spin without water and dry them off, ensuring no damage to the straps and other features.  Likewise, you can use them to drain water from swimsuits after a handwash.