How to Use a Salad Spinner to Clean Leafy Greens 

But the spinner is not airtight, how do the green leaves stay fresh?

@@m1sschocolateface I didn’t think about it not being air tight. Well keep in fridge and/or consume quickly.

@@JoyDVshop it's a great tip it makes them last longer

Depends on the spinner. Mine came with an airtight lid that snapped right on top of the bowl with the caulinder still inside.​@@m1sschocolateface

Won't you lose a lot of water soluble nutrients from the salad that way?

Same!

I spin mine for 55 minutes. Perfect!!

This is my favorite comment on this website LMAO!!@@stogiedude

@@stogiedudeGreatest comment ever 😂

To safe time on drying it by manual

Thanks! I totally get that. I used mine wrong for probably 1-2 years, but then this method changed everything.

@@walktoeat3755 loool I've had mine for like a year and have been using it wrong. Thanks!

@@no2sings Glad this helped!

Heck yeah u can easily keep it there not for weeks but 2,3 days should be good its just plastic container that spins its not gonna magically start changing into radioactive thing when in contact with your veggies

@@killert41 I wasn’t asking to store veggies inside that thing. I am not an idiot of course it is plain simple that if you use it for storage then it won’t be any better than a canister. I wanted to know if the drying provided by the spinner would be efficient enough to store them in ‘some other place’. Some vegetables rot even if left a very slightly damp.

Try soaking them also- I notice ALOT MORE dirt & whatnot comes off when I soak

It does. This is one of the worst comments I’ve read on the internet and you are indeed a bad person. Soak and spin Bob. Do it right

I soak mine in vinegar and baking soda.

Yes, it gets most of the water off. There may still be a little moisture on the leaves, but it's not very noticeable once dressed.

I just bought a nice one at Home Goods for $15, after shopping around for one & finding them $10 (super tiny one) to around $30 for a larger decent one.. Try Amazon also that is where I was about to order from

Yep, still do. And it still works like a charm. I've been using it for over two years now.

hahahahahaha it's a funny tool. good on you for even trying to use it!!! im about to buy my first one.

Letting the greens sit in the water for a few minutes allows the dirt some time to sink to the bottom of the water that you dump out. This will also loosen up any dirt that is really stuck on your greens. If your greens aren't very dirty, then you probably don't need to leave them in that long.

Plus you never know what was sprayed on or around the veggies

Hm, but soaking them for 5 minutes in TAP water isn't ideal either, right? I've read somewhere, that if you want to refresh your dull veggies, you just soaked them in ice cold water. So they must absorb some of that water right? Tap water is loaded with heavy metals and chemicals....

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