I agree on the OXO it’s the best.

It's an OXO for me, too. Years old, nowhere near worn out, easy to use.

I have a very old salad spinner that is very much like this one, but mine is so old that it is no longer made. I kept hoping it would die so that I could get a new one, but it refuses, and so I continue to use it. Now I am beginning to like it, partly because it has a hand crank instead of a button to push. I can get the lettuce/spinach spinning very fast, but I do believe that the pillow case in the yard is the best. At my parent's house, I would give the pillow case to my niece's husband, so that he would have something to do while I was cooking.

I have only used red palm oil when making fish, and I decided that I prefer avocado oil.

Lars

I've purchased NUTIVA Sunflower & Red Palm oil (blend) at Whole Foods. It works fine in a vinaigrette salad dressing, but the red color is off-putting for other uses like baking. I haven't noticed a strong taste factor.

I've never tried red palm oil, so I don't have an opinion there, but I do have an OXO salad spinner I bought at Goodwill for a buck or two and it just keeps on spinning. Definitely a well made gadget, that one.

Annie

My previous ones were OXO but perhaps it was just a fluke and should try another. I do like the push mechanism for when my hands hurt. I would stick with the pillowcase method but I fear if I employ the kids to do the job, the pillowcase will go flying and all the lettuce would most likely land somewhere the chickens had been. Although, the spinners are $30 at Amazon so I will think about it a bit more. I am still undecided on the oil. That may call for more research, too.

I have a big old Copco 1 - the kind w/ the handle you turn. They do last a long time! I picked mine up in a thrift store for a couple of bucks over 6 years ago. I like that I can take apart the lid to clean it. Photo is just for illustration; mine is yellow.

When I'm washing a small amount of leaves, I simply spread them out on a clean dishtowel & roll it up.

Carol, that is exactly what I have, but mine is all white. I could not remember the Copco name exactly. I've had mine for more than 20 years. It will spin very, very fast, but I can slow it down before opening the lid so that lettuce does not go flying out.