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Why should I use a salad dryer?

• A salad dryer (often called a salad spinner) is designed to remove excess water left on salad greens after washing. The intention is to prevent lettuces from becoming soggy, which can lead to discoloring and spoiling. However, a salad dryer does not remove ALL of the moisture. The centrifugal force of the spinning causes larger drops of water to be flung to the interior of the dryer, where the water drains off. However, due to the nature of salad greens, smaller quantities of moisture are retained on the surfaces of the plants.

• This moisture is beneficial since otherwise, the lettuce leaves would dry out. Simple hand washing of salad greens, even with a vigorous shaking and draining period, does not remove some of the larger quantities of water caught in the curls and folds of the leaves. Plus shaking the lettuce can accidentally damage the leaves and you are left with a less usable product. A salad dryer quickly, efficiently, and safely removes the water you dont need on the lettuce and retains the moisture that you do.