Is there seriously a more useless gadget out there or is there even the potential to invent something of less use? I am not new to this view, but until very very recentlly I thought that salad spinners was for people too lazy to toss their own salads, so they'd just use something that spins real fast to get the job done. At least that'd be something right? Who doesn't hate eating a salad that has a giant singular globule of RANCH smack dab in the middle of the salad just sitting there some dumb meteorite that never got word it was supposed to explode on impact (or in the air shortly before) and now just sits there with no crater or anything. But no, apparently that's not what salad spinners are for. I'm not sure if I've ever had the privilege of interacting with such a utilitarian Swiss Army Knife of kitchen. . So according to my sources (which I trust very much) the official function of a salad spinner is to dry off th egreens after you wash them. HOLY SHIT, THATS IT?!??! I've never had that problem in my entire life.. Is your lettuce some kind of crystallize lattice structure with microscopic pockets that can trap and hold water realllllly tighly? I've seriously never had this issue and never knew anyone else (esp those of us coosing to live on the edge withotut a handy salad spinee) to have it. Like,yChrist's sake, just stop buying dirty greens for your salad making supply, and you won't have this problem in the first place. Or if even THAT is too much to fucking ask, I know for a fact they sell pre-washed greens in super markets. I know this because I buy containers of them sometimes when they are on sale. Sure, they might cost a little bit more, but I'm sure its nothing compared to the mighty salad spinner. Especially if yo're one of the types who enjoys eating you greens i in the woods, but can't go more than 2.0 hours without electricity... I've seen what your kind has done to make smoothies out there, I'm sure some won't hesitate to use a coal-burning salad spinner if it was available.
You don't wash your veg if the corporate goons say it's pre-washed? :gulag:
They're incredibly simple mechanical devices that are near impossible to break and easy to fix. I can't think of a reason to not have one.
Salad spinner good when I need to wash like 10 bins of romaine at my work lmfao
That's different though. There's tons of devices that are useful in a mass-feediing operation like a restaurant that have no business in a regular person's home kitchen
The salad spinner is a simple device that lasts for decades and can be useful outside the kitchen. Specifically for quickly drying things without using a dryer/heat. Off the top of my head, you can use it to dry off nuts and bolts after cleaning them and the collander helps sperate the oil and dirt from the parts.
My mom has a whole method for storing salad. Wash it, dry it with the spinner, keep it in plastic box with sheets of paper towels tucked over and under it. Idk how much of this is some magic shit and how much is something something moisture, but the lettuce stays fresh for a pretty long time. Good way to waste less food.
I will say when we lived in the US salad stayed fresh for a while without doing anything in particular. It was pretty creepy
this is bougie foodie elitism. The working class loves ranch
It’s actually a good invention, wish I had one. Idk what’s with this post but I appreciate the dedication to such a bad take, “just buy cleaner vegetables” is pretty hilarious lol.
I would like the soil to be in the garden after picking vedge. Not as useful in my belly.
It makes sense if you're a grocery or a restaurant or a farm. Not so much if you're just an average Megan McArdle.
The hand-powered spinners are actually a great example of appropriate technology- easy to make, easy to fix, easy to operate, not grid-dependent.
