A salad spinner has three basic components: the base bowl, the draining basket and the lid. You can place your prepared salad in the basket and rinse or wash the ingredients under water, letting the excess drain out through the small holes. Then you place the basket inside the bowl, put on the lid and employ the mechanism that spins the basket inside the bowl. Centrifugal force causes the excess water to fly out of the basket and collect in the bowl. You salad is now clean, dry and crispy.

Many people do not bother to wash their lettuce because they dislike all the excess water, which can cause lettuce to wilt and waters down the dressings. The practice is unsafe, however, since dangerous pesticides and foreign matter can cling to lettuce leaves or other greens. The salad spinner solves this problem, so you and your family can enjoy safe healthy salads. The small appliance is available in various sizes and is manufactured by many reputable companies.

Look for a sturdy model with a gripping medium on the bottom of the bowl for stability when spinning the basket. You will get many years of use from this fine product and it can be used to rinse cut fruits, vegetables, meats and other items. A fruit salad that is watery is unappealing. Dressings will not cling to wet greens and pool in the bottom of the bowl, where they are thinned into tastelessness by a pool of excess water. By using this gadget, you can have fresh crisp green salads or wonderful fruit salads with thick yogurt or other dressings, with no excess moisture to water down your flavor, or ruin the color or texture.

You can also use your salad spinner to drain cooked pasta, which can also suffer when a pool of water collects on the bottom of the serving dish. It is great for washing small delicate berries or other fruits. Grated potatoes can be rinsed to remove excess starch and spun to dry before frying up beautiful crisp hash browns. There are so many uses for this appliance that no home should be without it. When you have finished drying the contents of your basket, you can wipe out the base bowl and use it for serving purposes. For the best green salads, beautiful fruit salads, fabulous pasta creations and more, you should consider this appliance a kitchen necessity.