When it comes to salad spinners, Oxo's Good Grips was our top performer thanks to how easy it was to use. The non-slip knob locks down for easy storage, and you can even use the basket separately as a colander. With its wide-bowled nonslip base, it has a unique look that makes it a pretty tabletop-serving piece, too.
Progressive International Prepworks by Progressive Collapsible Salad Spinner
Pros
- Storage-friendly
Cons
- Not as easy to use
This three-quart spinner collapses to roughly half its size, so it won't hog space in your cabinets. It's also dishwasher safe, so cleaning is a breeze. While it's excellent at drying lettuce, you need to use two hands to work its spinning knob.
Pros
Cons
- No brake
The low-priced, four-quart Cuisinart Salad Spinner lets you wash and dry the lettuce with the lid on. Note that it doesn't include a brake, so you'll have to stop it manually. The clear base can also be used as a serving bowl.
This large stainless steel bowl from Rösle doubles as a classy tabletop-serving piece (just remove the basket insert). It's super easy to use and will spin your lettuce dry. However, with its raised lid, it's hard to stack things on top of it.
You need two hands to operate the pull-cord Zyliss Easy Spin Salad Spinner, but it will leave your greens perfectly dry. The ergonomic handle makes pull effortless, and a brake button with a quick braking action fluffs salad. It's also easy to store—the pull cord lies flat in the lid for stackable storage.
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Betty Gold is an experienced food writer and editor who worked at Good Housekeeping from 2013 to 2019. As the former Senior Editor & Product Analyst in the Kitchen Appliances Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, she tested and wrote about pretty much every type of cooking tool and food-related item on the market.
