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brooklyn1

wrote:
>(Steve Pope) wrote:
>
>>I don't think there are any shortcuts. You need a good
>>salad spinner, you need to wash each leaf and take
>>enough time to do it thoroughly.
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>
>That's what I'm asking... what is a GOOD brand/model
>salad spinner?

A clean towel is best.

I wash salad stuff in a large colander and let it drain a bit, then
dump it all onto a clean towel, that usually absorbs all the moisture
I care about... if I really want desert dry I place the towel filled
with greens into a pillow case and swing it around outside (in winter
the washer spin cycle works very well - so long as I own a clothes
washer I see no need for a salad spinner). But for my use the towel
absorbs enough, I very rarely need to spin salad, in fact I can't
remember the last time. I usually prepare salads early in the day so
there is plenty of time for them to sit in the fridge partially
covered so that the have time to dry.

During warm weather most of my salad items come directly from my
garden... after harvest I wash everything outdoors in a large plastic
tub with a garden hose, really only to rinse away sand and whatever
creepy crawlies float away... any that don't a little extra protein
can't hurt.

I've never bought bagged salad, I've no idea how it tastes, I'll
likely never know.... I can't imagine anyone so friggin' lazy that
they can't deal with whole heads of greens. Just what do yoose think
is in those bags... all veggies that are broken by the tractors during
harvest, partially eaten in the field by critters, stepped on by
wetbcks, etc., those that can't be sold as new. The damaged portions
are cut away, the rest placed in plastic bags and sold at treble the
price of fresh brand new... bagged greens are those that would
otherwise go into the compost heap except for the lazy pinheads with
more dollars than brain cells.