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Okay, I have resisted long enough. I am going to buy a salad spinner. Can anyone recommend a good quality one? I have not used one before, but I no longer feel like standing at the sink shaking water off washed leaves. Any other recommendations or comments welome - brands, functionality, limitations, etc. - all thoughts gratefully received.

Hello Chez,

I also had to bite the bullet a few years ago! I just got a cheap plastic 1.99 one from woolies (about the size of a very large saucepan) It works very well, I bung in the leaves in batches, it takes no time at all!!

pants

We have one-my mum bought it; but i think it was lakeland limited
it's very good
just looked on their website and they are a bit pricey

I have a Valentini spinner which is also a potato peeler, although I've only ever done the salads in it. It's very good but having looked at the price on the box just now I'm not surprised it's good. I've had it for about 5 years and it was £17.95 then! Ye Gods, I have no recollection of buying it at that price! I'd better take more care of it.

Thanks for your replies. Having google-searched on these, my head is spinning (not intended!). From pump-actions, pull-cords, plastic, stainless steel, electric, battery or handle operated to prices ranging from a few pounds to £24. I didn't realise there were so many options and I am now in danger of suffering paralysis by analysis. Okay bear with me - humour me, at least.

Retropants - is yours from Woolies a hand (better be careful here)- turning one? There, that's better than how I was going to describe it!

Jopsy - is yours stainless steel or one of the plastic 'Good Grips' ones (they look good by the way)?

Chantal - what is the mode of action of yours - pump, hand, etc?

we use a cheapo plastic hand turned thing, it does the job efficiently and is easy to rinse out after.

I bought a really cheap plastic one from a local shop that sells everything from candles to compost, about 2 quid if I remember rightly. It has a hole in the top so you can rinse as well as spin and I think it's brilliant. Only took me thirty years to realise how much I needed one.

Mine's a very sturdy plastic thing, white for the bottom half, clear plastic for the top and it too has some holes in the top which could be used for further rinsing purposes (and when spud peeling). The inside basket comes right out as this can be replaced with a different type of basket for spud peeling purposes.

It has a sort of crank handle for spinning which is removeable for washing and storage.

All in all it's an excellent (if expensive) bit of kit that should last for my lifetime unless I drop it on a tiled floor.

Chez mines plastic hand one

Thanks all very much. I will sit and ponder the options. Got it down to being torn between manual operated el cheapo plastic and more expensive plastic. Much better than where I was! Thanks again.