Do you own a salad spinner? I don’t, but I’ve always wanted one. Because it’s so much fun to say. Salad spinner. Salad spinner! (Also: Is it hard to pat your salad with paper towels? Is the salad spinner somehow superior?)
Anyway. If you’re in the market for a salad spinner or other kitchen and household things, you may want to check out the Kitchen and Home One-Day Sale
Click through the tabs at the top to see it all; there’s quite a few items I’ve never seen featured in either the Friday Sale or other sale events, before. Like, I just cannot stop squeeing over these sheets
if you’re a little more practical than me, this crock pot with a bonus “little dipper” crock pot
Salad spinner is not as fun to say as salad shooter. It makes me think of paint ball, only with cherry tomatoes. And I imagine little guys with tall chef hats ducking and rolling behind counters.
And salad shooter makes me think of a really gross joke. Although I like the idea of chef-style paint ball…
A salad spinner can actually be a very useful thing to have if you have a lot of delicate hand-washables. It’s usually a bad idea to wring these items out and they dry much faster if you can get as much of the excess water out as possible. It’s like adding a spin cycle to your handwashing.
I got the best kind of salad spinner (free) from my SIL. I always thought they were a little silly, but you know what? They really do work. I end up with about 1/2 cup of water in the bottom, far more than I ever got patting dry (plus I don’t waste paper towels — always eco conscious, you know) and the salad stays fresh a LOT longer too.
Plus, my kids love it. Help in the kitchen is always worth it!
I’ve been contemplating treating myself to a new crockpot. I use it at least once a week, and while totally useful and unbroken, it’s looking old. Like me. Sigh. No, maybe I should go for the THRILL of a salad spinner! Woo-hoo!!
I, too, am squeeing (fun word!) over those sheets, Mir. And I would totally get them for our king size bed, despite what Knight may say.
I would *definitely* get them if they came in crib-size! I’m even toying with getting a set and putting them away for when Jet gets a twin bed.
Get yourself a salad spinner! The lettuce gets much drier and thus crispier in a spinner, and it’s a lot faster. Everyone needs one, especially if you make a lot of salad.