Hack: Drying Lettuce 

LOVE this! I'll be trying it with the laundry bag within the plastic bag soon!

Omg thank you! Grocery stores no longer provide plastic bags here

ahhh yup. maybe a reusable nylon bag could work!?

Julie Vanderschaegen or make the neighbors super jealous 🤷‍♀️ The mesh bag is a really great idea!

Love the mesh bag idea!

Terry Bradley glad you liked it! And the paper towel is a great idea!!

I was going to buy a salad spinner too, but I'm trying this first. And I love the paper towel idea!

Same here! what a great hack!

Ohhhh the strainer in the bag is GENIUS! I love that and am going to start doing that myself!

It is fun right?!?!

And an arm workout 🤣

Sorry I just saw this! A few people suggested using a pillow case or a large food storage bag. I use the second bag when they double bag my groceries (so the one that didn't have groceries inside of it). Hope this helps!!

You could use a brand new unused bag from the store and then recycle them

Exactly. That’s just gross to me. You just took your cleaned lettuce and contaminated it. No thanks.

Shital Kanitkar yay!!! What will you do with the extra kitchen space? 😁🙌

Same here a salad spinner was on my today’s store list! Thanks 💚✅

I just put one in my cart, and decided to look at RU-vid to see if everyone uses a salad spinner because me too just one more thing in my kitchen. I’ll definitely try this. Thanks.

This was exactly my situation, too! I don’t have room for a salad spinner! Hope you enjoy!!

love this!

Loveshell7 I love this idea! Then you can just hang the pillowcase out to dry between spinning batches!

I prefer the pillowcase idea - far, far too many plastic bags being used in thd world. I wouldn't want to be re-using a wet plastic bag time and again (of worse, trying to dry the bag out between uses)

Yes! I hear you on this. My old spinner would only dry lettuce if I put a few leaves in at a time and that was.... time consuming! Glad you like the hack!

I hope it works for you!! I was very happy to get rid of my spinner and free up some kitchen space!!

Glad you like it!!!! And I will tell her! xx

Congratulations on your lettuce harvest -- tough to beat homegrown lettuce. I'm glad it wasn't soggy! :)

Not having to wash a salad spinner is one of the main reasons I do this! Washing greens is annoying enough without extra things to wash 😂

Yes same! And my lettuce wouldn’t last as long in the fridge because it was soggy. I hope it works for you!!

Wayyyyy more fun! 😂🙌

Dish towel roll-up is a grata idea too!

Me too, glad I found this video. Being a herbivour is not too easy in modern world I guess XD XD Happy spinning

Showing my mom this comment and pretty sure you made her year 🤗

My Gibeaut that definitely does save space and is a great idea since you need to find fridge space for the lettuce anyway!!

What a bummer about your salad spinner bowl! So disappointing when you can't replace just one part of something. I hope a plastic bag will do the trick!

@@WillowJaroshNutrition Yes, it is really frustrating. I haven't tried it yet, but when I do I will let you know if it does the trick.

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Willow Jarosh Nutrition 😂😂😂😂

They do hold onto so much water! Can't wait to hear how the bag spinning works for you!

Did spinning the mixed salad greens in a plastic bag work? Thanks!

yessssss 🙌 the space saving is so key!

Yes I used to do the same! I hope your family enjoys the nice dry lettuce for those wraps!!

piayu gamer for travel is a great idea! I’ll let my mom know you enjoyed 😃

Awesome! The bag-inside-bag idea is such a good idea!

Glad you liked!!! And at least now you know about this for the times you don’t have your salad spinner around!

Ohhh great one! No water to empty at the end!

Mums don't get enough (much deserved) credit!

I screenshot your comment and sent to to my mom xx

A plastic bag takes up a whole lot less space :)

I can't wait to hear what you think!

Halfbakedkpop about 10-15 seconds 😀

Awesome I'll give it a try! Have a nice day :D

Halfbakedkpop lemme know what you think!

Thank you! I'm so glad you found it! Enjoy the spinning! :)

I love this idea. It also made me think that a clean mesh bag inside a plastic bag could work really well, too!

@@WillowJarosh I agree 💯😉😊

Oh my gosh definitely a fun kid activity!!! And that’s so interesting about the pillow case. Where they dry or after washing that you’d spin them all around?

@@WillowJaroshNutrition Yes, I do believe it worked well! Maybe designating a new pillowcase just for the purpose would be most ideal. Lol Liked someone's idea to use a reusable produce bag or put paper towel in the bottom of the bag too.

@@andrearobertson9359 omg I read your comment wrong the first time and thought you said your aunt showed you how to clean pillowcases this way 😂😂😂 yes the pillowcase for the washed greens idea is such a great one!

@@WillowJaroshNutrition lmao 🤣 oh thats funny, imagine! Haha

@@andrearobertson9359 🤣🤣🤣

Rai Joel glad it helps! Anything that saves kitchen space and time is 🙌 in my book!

She will be very happy with this comment 😂💗

derett glad you enjoyed it and that it helps!! 🙌

That's what I was wondering also. To force the water onto the second bag and away from the lettuce

I just use one bag -- the water collects in the edges/corners and can be emptied. I haven't tried it with two but I think that's a really cool idea! Maybe a mesh bag or a bag with lots of holes and then an outer bag to collect.

Yayyyyyy 🙌🙌🙌 I’m so glad it worked and you like!!!

I hope it works for you! Same re kitchen space. I don’t have enough storage space for a spinner.

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😂😂😂 New title: "How to turn yourself into a salad spinner"

I’ve tried it with both and it worked!

Glad you liked!

Thank you!!!

Wow a wire basket is also a great idea!

Oh wow, using pillow cases to dry greens for a large group is a great idea. But, if one breaks.... it will rain lettuce! I can only imagine what that looked like!

This is definitely true. Small trash bags can work (and be reused) as long as they aren’t scented/treated and I’ve had some luck with the extra large produce bags at some grocery stores working for smaller batches of greens. And if you have outdoor space, a few people have suggested dedicating a clean pillowcase just to spinning greens! We will have to get creative!!!

McKenzie Steuber Thank you!!!

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wow using the washing machine on spin dry is a whole other level! and definitely use a clean grocery bag!

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Yesssssss! Less money and takes up way less space!

Ok. One full head of iceberg lettuce .... dry enough. Worked better than that roll of paper towels the other night. NOW! We all know iceberg and it’s 20 thousand nooks and crannies throughput its entire nutritionless head. But, lately I’ve gotten so sick of that bagged salad, with no crunch or texture. Heck! It doesn’t even get cold! So, instead, I’ve gone back to iceberg as my BASE for all the healthy, nutritious stuff I add. But I digress. I had to give it quite a few spins, then broke it down into smaller chunks. I added about 10 slightly crumpled paper towels to the bag and gave it its final spin. I must say, I’m impressed and the words SALAD SPINNER!!! will not be going on this girls list! Thank you ... and thank your Mom for me.

Ahhhhh this is so awesome to hear and I’ll tell my mom, too! Thanks for the update after trying it. I’m so glad it worked for you. Also, I love iceberg lettuce, too!

🙌🙌🙌 enjoy!!!

terry brown same! Kitchens get so cluttered with stuff!!

I love this idea! Do you fold it around the lettuce and then spin it around from the edges?

@@WillowJaroshNutrition I also do the dish towel method, but it results in water spill but quite effective in drying lettuce. Ideally i would like to make a contraption using my hand blender to get is perfectly dry. How can one be certain that the inside of a plastic bag is clean, that's a worry with your method. But inserting the dish towel method in the plastic bag is ideal as it will not spray water all around the kitchen.

Good point! Someone suggested using a pillowcase or two and that could be an option! Or a small trash bag (from a sealed package)? I’ll let my mom know you gave her a shout 🤗

A bucket could work! I dedicate the same bag for this each time and dry it in between or someone else suggested a pillowcase!

Hope you love it as much as I do!!!

@@WillowJaroshNutrition I'm Sure I will With this method I Don't see how you can loose 😄😄😄🤗

😂😂 I will pass your thanks to my mom!

Enjoy!!

I either use it as a trash bag (and then use a new bag for lettuce the next time) or I turn it inside out and prop it up over my blender to dry on the counter. If I cleaned lettuce for dinner then I let the bag dry out overnight -- otherwise it sits over my blender until dry which is definitely in the way but I have no other option in NYC. My mom has a yard with a clothesline and she hangs hers there to dry! I also love someone's suggestion to use a clean pillowcase. then you could dry in the bathroom and toss in the laundry or hang on the clothesline or toss in the dryer!

@@WillowJaroshNutrition Thank you so much. That really helps! Love it! 💗

Here, too! A few people have suggested using a pillowcase! Or save one of the banned bags as a dedicated salad spinner :)

Welcome! Thanks for watching!

More counter/cabinet space for you!!! :)

Enjoy the extra cabinet/counter space!! :)

Showed her this comment and it made her day 💗

Thanks! :)

Can't wait to hear what you think!!!

@@WillowJarosh It worked great. I punched a few small holes in the bottom of the bag to let the water out, and went on to my balcony and swung it around ,it did much better than my salad spinner. OMG, I sound like one of the Stepford Wives. 😱

@@davidsheriff9274 great! Ahhh the holes are such a clever idea if you have outdoor space. And also, you sound like the most clever of the Stepford Wives for sure 😁

Yayyyyyy I’m so glad you like it!!!

Welcome!!

There are some ideas in the description for ensuring it’s clean! One is to get an extra bag at the market and use that only for the lettuce drying!

Love this! Those greens would be super dry and whatever is under your window gets watered!

It’s a share in a local farm! So you don’t know exactly what you’ll be getting each week but you pay for the season and the farm delivers veggies (and in some cases fruit) that they harvest each week! It stands for Community Supported Agriculture. I loved being a part of a CSA but woahhhhhhh some weeks there was a LOT of lettuce 😂

Oh gosh, sorry the bag technique didn’t work for you!

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David Sweeney ditto...and 🙌🙌🙌

Can't wait to hear what you think!!

Hi! I use the outer bag of a double bag -- so one that has never had groceries in it. But, if you look through the comments there are some awesome ideas for not using grocery bags, include using pillow cases, which can be washed and reused as well as using large produce bags or plastic bags you purchase new. You can also ask the checker for an extra bag at checkout and then dedicate that one only to washed greens. Hope this helps!

Salad sacks, pillow cases, baskets (if you can do it outside), etc are all great ideas! There are a few more in the video description box and in the comments, too!

Welcome!!!