Drying herbs (mint, cilantro, basil) with salad spinner
Manda Ruby
salad spinner and then place them inside a plastic container (not
airtght one; he uses the big thin plastic container that comes with
prewashed salad) on the paper towel, also covering with a paper towel.
I guess, a good salad spinner is worth to have. Any BRAND
recommendation? I prefer a small one due to space. I am not big on
making salad on regular basis though Iplan to make Thai beef salad
ofetn this summer. Maoking one now.
ChattyCathy
[...]
<skims post without reading and answers anyway>
Yes/no/maybe.
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George Leppla
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:53:41 -0700, Manda Ruby wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> <skims post without reading and answers anyway>
>
> Yes/no/maybe.
>
Sheesh... I hope you wake up in a better mood tomorrow because you have
been a real bundle of joy today.
George L
ChattyCathy
Memo to self: Wake up in a better mood.
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ImStillMags
I have this one. I really like it. You just leave it setting in
the sink and spin away and all the water drains out
immediately. And the price is right.
I use it for lettuce, herbs, etc.
dejablues
> Someone told me that he washed the mint and cilantro and dry them with
> salad spinner and then place them inside a plastic container (not
> airtght one; he uses the big thin plastic container that comes with
> prewashed salad) on the paper towel, also covering with a paper towel.
>
> I guess, a good salad spinner is worth to have.
Nahhh. Bundle them in a clean tea towel, stand outside, and whirl it over
your head. Who needs another gadget? Not you!
Kalmia
I have the Oxo and love it. But, it is not cheap and takes up a lot
of space. You'd be better off washing it, shaking the water off and
drying between a couple of clean, linen towels.
Miche
<1a20b14a-aa8f-4215...@k8g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
Manda Ruby <manda...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel) to dry
vegetables.
Miche
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PL
@news.itconsult.net:
What about to wash and dry your salad leaves?
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Steve Pope
> I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel)
> to dry vegetables.
That's an approved way to do it.
Steve
Jinx Minx
"Steve Pope" <spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
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I've used both methods. I prefer the towel method. Works faster and
removes more water than the spinner ever can. Salad spinner now sits unused
in the back of the cupboard along with all the other worthless fad gadgets.
Jinx
Manda Ruby
OK, I'll use dish towel and kitchen linen since I am trying to not get
more gadget.
Wilson
We have a small (size of a 6 qt. pot) plastic salad spinner. Wife will never
be without one again. She blanches & freezes lots of veggies and you will go
through several towels trying to dry more than a few batches. Not to mention
the walking back & forth to the outdoors so you can 'swing a towel around
your head' will get old if you do it more than once.
As for a brand, I looked our over and couldn't find a thing written on it,
and my memory has failed me for the name.
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brooklyn1
<Pet...@home.upstairs.in.brissie.aus> wrote:
>Miche <mich...@gmail.com> wrote in news:micheinnz-CA0B1E.15364509072010
>@news.itconsult.net:
>
>> In article
>> <1a20b14a-aa8f-4215...@k8g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
>> Manda Ruby <manda...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Someone told me that he washed the mint and cilantro and dry them with
>>> salad spinner and then place them inside a plastic container (not
>>> airtght one; he uses the big thin plastic container that comes with
>>> prewashed salad) on the paper towel, also covering with a paper towel.
>>>
>>> I guess, a good salad spinner is worth to have. Any BRAND
>>> recommendation? I prefer a small one due to space. I am not big on
>>> making salad on regular basis though Iplan to make Thai beef salad
>>> ofetn this summer. Maoking one now.
>>
>> I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel) to dry
>> vegetables.
>>
>> Miche
>>
>
>
>What about to wash and dry your salad leaves?
Tap water to wash. duh
Towel to dry. duh
brooklyn1
wrote:
A towel is far, FAR superior. First thing I do when preparing to
build a salad is to clean my counter and lay out two clean towels, my
cutting board, knife, peeler, and compost bucket... made one of my 24
cup bowl salads yesterday. Last week I picked up a big bundle of nice
pima cotton dish towels from Walmart; 12 towels/$6. Wash everything
in the sink, let drain a bit, then onto the towels to blot while I
prep each veggie in turn. Those stupid spinners are plainly
idiotic... and way too tiny, for as little as they hold a towel will
blot that much lettuce in 10 seconds... and much drier too. And then
the towel is still plenty clean enough for other chores. I can store
two dozen towels in the space taken by one stupid spinner.
Kate Connally
I used to have a salad spinner but it was a nuisance and took up
too much room. Now I just put that sort of thing in an old
dish towel (the large ones made from "flour sack" cloth are
perfect) and gather up the ends and hold them tightly and then
swing it in a big circle as fast as possible for 8-10 turns.
(Of course you have to do this outside. I just go out on my back
porch right off the kitchen. It might be a problem if you live
in an appartment and are not close to the outside.) Anyway,
then you can just hang the towel up and let it dry and it's ready
to use again. Much easier to store than a salad spinner.
Kate
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Kate Connally
> "Steve Pope"<spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
> news:i1671v$sgq$1...@blue.rahul.net...
>> Miche<mich...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel)
>>> to dry vegetables.
>>
>> That's an approved way to do it.
>>
>> Steve
>
> I've used both methods. I prefer the towel method. Works faster and
> removes more water than the spinner ever can.
That's definitely the case - faster and better.
sf
<conn...@pitt.nospam.edu> wrote:
> I used to have a salad spinner but it was a nuisance and took up
> too much room. Now I just put that sort of thing in an old
> dish towel (the large ones made from "flour sack" cloth are
> perfect) and gather up the ends and hold them tightly and then
> swing it in a big circle as fast as possible for 8-10 turns.
> (Of course you have to do this outside. I just go out on my back
> porch right off the kitchen. It might be a problem if you live
> in an appartment and are not close to the outside.) Anyway,
> then you can just hang the towel up and let it dry and it's ready
> to use again. Much easier to store than a salad spinner.
My salad spinner sits inside my Dutch oven. I'm pretty sure something
else is inside that, but I'm not looking to double check. What's a
pain for me to store is pot and pan lids. I have them in what amounts
to an LP record holder/dish rack, but that's not the perfect solution
either.
--
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sf
<conn...@pitt.nospam.edu> wrote:
> On 7/9/2010 12:16 AM, Jinx Minx wrote:
> > "Steve Pope"<spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
> > news:i1671v$sgq$1...@blue.rahul.net...
> >> Miche<mich...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel)
> >>> to dry vegetables.
> >>
> >> That's an approved way to do it.
> >>
> >> Steve
> >
> > I've used both methods. I prefer the towel method. Works faster and
> > removes more water than the spinner ever can.
>
> That's definitely the case - faster and better.
>
<shrug> Swinging a towel is not the "fast way" for me. I'd rather
use the salad spinner, it's easier and I can do larger amounts at one
time.
blake murphy
at least he hopes you'll wake up tomorrow.
your pal,
blake
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ChattyCathy
Well, so did I. And my hopes were fulfilled. However, the better mood
thing is still to be determined.
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Jinx Minx
"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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FWIW, I don't swing the towel. I blot. Granted, I'm never needing to do a
large batch at once.
Jinx
sf
wrote:
> FWIW, I don't swing the towel. I blot. Granted, I'm never needing to do a
> large batch at once.
That's what I've been doing since it's just the two of us, but I still
use the spinner for larger amounts... less frequently, but I use it.
Steve Pope
>"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
>> On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:20:12 -0400, Kate Connally
>> <conn...@pitt.nospam.edu> wrote:
>>> > "Steve Pope"<spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
>>> >> Miche<mich...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>> I've never owned a salad spinner. I use a tea towel (dish towel)
>>> >>> to dry vegetables.
>>> >> That's an approved way to do it.
>>> > I've used both methods. I prefer the towel method. Works faster and
>>> > removes more water than the spinner ever can.
>>> That's definitely the case - faster and better.
>> <shrug> Swinging a towel is not the "fast way" for me. I'd rather
>> use the salad spinner, it's easier and I can do larger amounts at one
>> time.
>FWIW, I don't swing the towel. I blot. Granted, I'm never needing to do a
>large batch at once.
The Nationalist Socialist official approach is to use a
spinner, and then if the stuff is not sufficiently dry,
use a towel.
The definite wrong approach is use a spinner and just
assume that got it dry enough.
Not spinning it, and just blotting it with a towel
also works fine, but you'll go through more towels (and
hence, incur more of a carbon footprint) than is necessary.
Steve
Jinx Minx
Not if you use fabric towels instead of paper.
Jinx
Steve Pope
>"Steve Pope" <spo...@speedymail.org> wrote in message
>> Not spinning it, and just blotting it with a towel
>> also works fine, but you'll go through more towels (and
>> hence, incur more of a carbon footprint) than is necessary.
>Not if you use fabric towels instead of paper.
Fabric towels require a carbon spend to launder. Last
I checked. But indeed it is much lower than that associated
with paper towels.
Steve
Jinx Minx
Yes, but they can also be air dried and re-used before laundering. And
whether I use a salad spinner to get rid of most of the water before towel
drying or not, I'm still only using one towel, not multiples.
Jinx
Nancy Young
I don't calibrate my washer water level so precisely that a
few microfiber cloths is noticable. I air dry them, too, someone
here said maybe they shouldn't go into the dryer and that stuck.
nancy
jmcquown
news:OJsZn.152633$Yb4.26030@hurricane...
> On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:53:41 -0700, Manda Ruby wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> <skims post without reading and answers anyway>
>
> Yes/no/maybe.
>
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
I'm not sure this counts as "drying". You dry herbs until there is no
moisture left and they can be crumbled. A salad spinner doesn't accomplish
anything other than removing excess moisture from wet leaves. Might be the
first step, but it doesn't result in "dried herbs".
Jill
sf
<rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I don't calibrate my washer water level so precisely that a
> few microfiber cloths is noticable. I air dry them, too, someone
> here said maybe they shouldn't go into the dryer and that stuck.
>
microfiber cloth that I clean my glasses with and have no problem with
it.
brooklyn1
I don't think anyone runs their washing machine to launder one dish
towel... in a full load one or two more dish towels have no noticeable
effect. Most paper towels go in my composter.
I have nothing against using a salad spinner per se... but they don't
do nearly so good a job of removing water from lettuce as a towel and
they are all too small, I'd have to run many batches.... many years
ago I had a spinner, long ago got rid of it.
The damp dish towels are hung to dry and become hand towels... I keep
one dish towel separate just for drying dishes/utensils, it stays
draped over my bread box... the towel for drying hands and small
counter top water spills hangs from my oven door handle.
I've never thought about laundering a few extra dish towels till now.
Steve Pope
>(Steve Pope) wrote:
>>Fabric towels require a carbon spend to launder. Last
>>I checked. But indeed it is much lower than that associated
>>with paper towels.
>I don't think anyone runs their washing machine to launder one dish
>towel... in a full load one or two more dish towels have no noticeable
>effect. Most paper towels go in my composter.
>
>I have nothing against using a salad spinner per se... but they don't
>do nearly so good a job of removing water from lettuce as a towel and
>they are all too small, I'd have to run many batches.... many years
>ago I had a spinner, long ago got rid of it.
>
>The damp dish towels are hung to dry and become hand towels... I keep
>one dish towel separate just for drying dishes/utensils, it stays
>draped over my bread box... the towel for drying hands and small
>counter top water spills hangs from my oven door handle.
>
>I've never thought about laundering a few extra dish towels till now.
I live in a partly humid climate, and a linen towel, if used to
dry lettuce, would dry out and be re-usable maybe three or four
times before it needed laundering again. The problem is a build-up
of a musty smell, presumably due to living things in the towel
and encouraged by slow air-drying times. After about ten such uses
it would definitely have a noticeable smell, so I would not want to
use it more the four times at a stretch.
Someone mentioned micro-fiber. I have not tried those. Maybe
that's a better solution.
Steve
Jinx Minx
I've never heard not to put them in the dryer, but I have heard that you
shouldn't use fabric softener on them because it reduces absorbancy.
Jinx
Jinx Minx
I've always used terrycloth towels for this task. They work way better than
linen/flour sack towels do.
sf
wrote:
> I've never heard not to put them in the dryer, but I have heard that you
> shouldn't use fabric softener on them because it reduces absorbancy.
OK, same drill as for regular towels then. No problem, I don't use
softener anyway.
Nancy Young
> "sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:757h365sfvo8lkmnj...@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:48:52 -0400, "Nancy Young"
>> <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't calibrate my washer water level so precisely that a
>>> few microfiber cloths is noticable. I air dry them, too, someone
>>> here said maybe they shouldn't go into the dryer and that stuck.
>>>
>> Oh really, why are we not supposed to do that? I machine wash the
>> microfiber cloth that I clean my glasses with and have no problem
>> with it.
> I've never heard not to put them in the dryer, but I have heard that
> you shouldn't use fabric softener on them because it reduces
> absorbancy.
Yeah, they say no fabric softener with towels. As far as microfiber
cloths, I really don't feel the need to dry them, if
they did go through the dryer I don't think it's the end of the
world. I have a couple of new ones that say you shouldn't iron
them (like, not a problem! laugh) but they also say don't use
on or around the eyes. I don't know why.
nancy
sf
<janet.a...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
> Manda Ruby will need advice on what colour the teatowel should be.
> Also, what kind of water to use. Should that be still, carbonated,
> rain, filtered, flavoured, boiled or cooled?
My hat is off to her trolling ability. She still has a large number
of rfc members responding to her.
David Harmon
<s...@geemail.com> wrote,
>On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:35:46 +0100, Janet Baraclough
><janet.a...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Manda Ruby will need advice on what colour the teatowel should be.
>> Also, what kind of water to use. Should that be still, carbonated,
>> rain, filtered, flavoured, boiled or cooled?
>
>My hat is off to her trolling ability. She still has a large number
>of rfc members responding to her.
She has Janet Baraclough responding to her without even posting
anything. That's trolling ability off the scale.
Bob Terwilliger
> She has Janet Baraclough responding to her without even posting
> anything.
"Without even posting anything"? Who do you think started this thread?
Bob
David Harmon
Terwilliger" <virtualgoth@die_spammer.biz> wrote,
That wasn't what Janet was responding to. She was responding to
figments of her imagination that Amanda never posted.
--- "Manda Ruby will need advice on what colour the teatowel should be.
Also, what kind of water to use. Should that be still, carbonated,
rain, filtered, flavoured, boiled or cooled? "
Which serves only to keep the thread going.