The best salad spinners of 2024

If you’ve ended a long workday and opted to skip veggies because of the daunting preparation process, you’re not alone. A salad spinner is a must-have for both keeping you accountable for actually eating the produce you buy, as well as efficiently speeding up the tedious steps of washing and drying fruits and vegetables. Convenience aside, a salad spinner is beloved by home cooks because it actually improves the quality of your meals and cuts down on waste created by unsustainable dry goods such as paper towels. Below are some of the most effective gadgets available.

• Best overall: OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner
• Most storable: Prepworks by Progressive Collapsible Salad Spinner
• Best metal: OXO Steel Salad Spinner
• Best multipurpose: Mueller Salad Spinner

The best salad spinners: Reviews & Recommendations

Best overall: OXO Good Grips Salad Spinner

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If you’ve ever bought a new gadget or tool for your kitchen, then you know brands such as OXO — which have a legacy of providing quality products for at-home cooks — generally fail to disappoint. That sentiment holds true with the masterful salad spinner that includes a basket that doubles as a colander and a modern bowl that’s attractive enough to set out on the table. Using this tool is incredibly easy: you can press the pump with one hand for spinning, then stop spinning with a separate button. The flat lid is stackable and won’t take up much space in your cabinet, and the entire BPA-free product is dishwasher-safe.

Most storable: Prepworks by Progressive Collapsible Salad Spinner – 3 Quart

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For people with limited kitchen storage space, this salad spinner is a prime option. The outer, three-quart bowl is great for serving and can then collapse down to fit into a small cabinet. It takes only one easy step to dry your fruits and veggies with this spinner by rotating a handle in two directions for a thorough job well done. This product is also dishwasher-safe.

Best metal: OXO Steel Salad Spinner

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One of the best perks of this product is that you can use this chic, contemporary stainless steel bowl with or without spinning. This product is a great option for folks who prefer metal to plastic, and it also boasts the seamless one-handed functionality of a non-slip pump and brake. The lid is also clear, so you can monitor progress of drying your leafy greens. It’s best to handwash this product.

Best multipurpose: Mueller Salad Spinner

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This innovative tool includes both the standard strainer and bowl for drying produce, plus an additional chopper. The chopper works with a simple pull-cord technology, and it doubles as a food container for later refrigeration. Similarly, the pull-cord for the spinner is usable for people who are left or right-handed, and it is a comfortable and low-effort function for quickening your food preparation process.

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