Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

In article >,
Broadback > wrote:

> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

Mom always just used a cotton dishcloth and slung them in a circle to
drain dry.

It works.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
Broadback > wrote:

> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

Get a tea towel and spread it out on the bench. Put the lettuce in the
middle of the tea towel, stem side up. (If you've cut the stem out,
then stem side down.) Bring the two ends of the tea towel together. Go
outside and swing the tea towel round in big vertical circles. Watch
the water fly out of the lettuce and, well, everywhere. Take your dry
lettuce inside, take it out of the tea towel and make your salad.

Miche

--
Electricians do it in three phases

In article >,
Broadback > wrote:

> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.


--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
Updated 4-24-2010 with food story and pictures

Broadback wrote:
> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

I feel like my salad spinner is one of my best and most useful kitchen
purchases. It cost maybe $5 and it's GREAT. I've heard good things about
the OXO, but my cheapo one is good, too. Just look at a few and get the
one you like best.

Also, a tip I use is to do the first wash with warm water, then the
subsequent one(s) with cold. It seems to get the dirt off better.

Serene

--
"I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up,
I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> Broadback > wrote:

>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
>> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
>> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

>Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
>grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
>then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
>lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
>use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
>according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
>http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.

Yike, I better buy a spare before they disappear entirely.
I love my OXO spinner.

To the OP, my practice is to spin first, and if they are still
not dry enough, then dry with a tea towel or paper towels.

(Dinner last night was a main-course salad: lettuce, chilled
asparagus, and garbanzos dressed with olive oil, yogurt,
chopped piquillo peppers and allepo pepper, and topped with falafel.)

Steve

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Broadback > wrote:
>
> > Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> > Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> > the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
> Mom always just used a cotton dishcloth and slung them in a circle to
> drain dry.
>
> It works.


Isn't it best to so the slinging outside??

Sky

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

Sky wrote:
>
> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > In article >,
> > Broadback > wrote:
> >
> > > Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> > > Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> > > the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
> >
> > Mom always just used a cotton dishcloth and slung them in a circle to
> > drain dry.
> >
> > It works.
>
> Isn't it best to so the slinging outside??

You can do it right here in the newsgroup.

Broadback wrote:
>
> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

I have an Oxo and like it. My only regret
is that I got the small model. I should
have gotten the big one. I guess I better
buy one pretty quick.

Broadback wrote:
> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

We just wash/rinse in a colander early in dinner prep and let it sit -
it's dry enough by the time we're ready to put a salad together. I
don't think we've ever dried lettuce - I guess a little water on the
lettuce doesn't bother us.

-S-

Steve Pope wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
>> Broadback > wrote:
>
>>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need
>>> washing. Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please,
>>> how good are the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
>> Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
>> grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the
>> sink; then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for
>> drying lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad
>> spinner. I use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no
>> longer available, according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it
>> he http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.
>
> Yike, I better buy a spare before they disappear entirely.
> I love my OXO spinner.
>
> To the OP, my practice is to spin first, and if they are still
> not dry enough, then dry with a tea towel or paper towels.
>
> (Dinner last night was a main-course salad: lettuce, chilled
> asparagus, and garbanzos dressed with olive oil, yogurt,
> chopped piquillo peppers and allepo pepper, and topped with falafel.)
>
> Steve

Homemade falafel? I've never found a mix or a recipe that I like here
in the US. My sister lives in Israel and I've been there several
times - the falafel there is great.

-S-

Steve Freides > wrote:

>Steve Pope wrote:

>> (Dinner last night was a main-course salad: lettuce, chilled
>> asparagus, and garbanzos dressed with olive oil, yogurt,
>> chopped piquillo peppers and allepo pepper, and topped with falafel.)

>Homemade falafel? I've never found a mix or a recipe that I like here
>in the US. My sister lives in Israel and I've been there several
>times - the falafel there is great.

No, I used a mix, but a pretty good one -- Tarazi, which is made
from both favas and garbanzos. I prepared it using the baking
instructions on the package, using baking paper (so-called
parchment) which keeps them from sticking.

I have also sometimes used the frozen, imported from Egypt
falafel and that product, when fried up, is very close to genuine
fresh falafel.

Steve

On Sat, 29 May 2010 07:40:06 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>Broadback wrote:
>>
>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
>> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
>> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
>I have an Oxo and like it. My only regret
>is that I got the small model. I should
>have gotten the big one. I guess I better
>buy one pretty quick.


Doesn't your clothes washer have a spin cycle?

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> Sky wrote:
> >
> > Omelet wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >,
> > > Broadback > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> > > > Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> > > > the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
> > >
> > > Mom always just used a cotton dishcloth and slung them in a circle to
> > > drain dry.
> > >
> > > It works.
> >
> > Isn't it best to so the slinging outside??
>
> You can do it right here in the newsgroup.

I needed a 'splutter warning' for that one!! Hehehe

Sky, who's cleaning the computer monitor

--
Ultra Ultimate Kitchen Rule - Use the Timer!
Ultimate Kitchen Rule -- Cook's Choice!!

snip

Being a frugal (cheap!) person, what I did was salvage an old pillow
case (clean) then after washing, put the lettuce in, step outside and
swing it around a lot. Dries the lettuce just fine and gives me a
little workout. Works for me.

On Sat, 29 May 2010 10:11:10 +0100, Broadback >
wrote:

> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?

AFAIC a spinner is a spinner. I bought mine xx years ago when brand
names were not the issue people make them into now. Just get the
biggest one you can find, not those itty bitty single person living in
a NYC closet apartment sized ones.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
> I feel like my salad spinner is one of my best and most useful
> kitchen
> purchases. It cost maybe $5 and it's GREAT. I've heard good things
> about the OXO, but my cheapo one is good, too. Just look at a few
> and
> get the one you like best.
>
> Serene

Agreed. I had a cheapo then bought the OXO for about $25 or 30
because I felt it would do a great job. The cheapo got the greens
much drier. YMMV.

Steve Freides wrote:

>
> Homemade falafel? I've never found a mix or a recipe that I like here
> in the US. My sister lives in Israel and I've been there several
> times - the falafel there is great.

Find a recipe that uses raw, soaked garbanzos. I found a great one
online and then lost it, tried another, and it was just as good. That
seems to be the key to goodness.

I *vastly* prefer homemade to from-the-box, but across the street from
work is a place that fries up as many falafel as you want to order, for
$3 a dozen, and they make stunning hummus and baba ganouj, so I've
stopped making it.

Serene

--
"I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up,
I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory

On Sat, 29 May 2010 15:17:55 -0400, "Dora" > wrote:

> Serene Vannoy wrote:
> >
> > I feel like my salad spinner is one of my best and most useful
> > kitchen
> > purchases. It cost maybe $5 and it's GREAT. I've heard good things
> > about the OXO, but my cheapo one is good, too. Just look at a few
> > and get the one you like best.
> >
> > Serene
>
> Agreed. I had a cheapo then bought the OXO for about $25 or 30
> because I felt it would do a great job. The cheapo got the greens
> much drier. YMMV.
>

I've had no reason to upgrade my no-name spinner.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Broadback > wrote:
>
>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
>> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
>> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
> Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
> grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
> then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
> lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
> use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
> according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
> http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.
>

That's the one I have. You can use it for washing too, fill the outside
basket with water, greens in the inner basket, swish around, lift out,
dispose of water and repeat until clean, then spin.

If you only have a few whole leaves to wash they dry easily wrapped in a
clean teatowel, too, or place in a clean pillowcase and swing it
overhead for a while until the water is transfered from the greens.

gloria p

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Broadback wrote:
>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
>> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
>> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
> I feel like my salad spinner is one of my best and most useful kitchen
> purchases. It cost maybe $5 and it's GREAT. I've heard good things about
> the OXO, but my cheapo one is good, too. Just look at a few and get the
> one you like best.


Although mine was new quite a while ago,I often see them in thrift shops
(where I look for real, old Corningware casseroles.) where they are
quite cheap. A little soap and elbow grease fixes a multitude of sins.

gloria p

"Dora" > wrote:

>Serene Vannoy wrote:
>>
>> I feel like my salad spinner is one of my best and most useful
>> kitchen
>> purchases. It cost maybe $5 and it's GREAT. I've heard good things
>> about the OXO, but my cheapo one is good, too. Just look at a few
>> and
>> get the one you like best.
>>
>> Serene
>
>Agreed. I had a cheapo then bought the OXO for about $25 or 30
>because I felt it would do a great job. The cheapo got the greens
>much drier. YMMV.

If you place your lettuce in a colander and let it drain in the sink
for a few minutes, then place the colander with the lettuce in a bowl
and place it in your frost free fridge, uncovered, an hour later the
fridge will extract all the extraneous water... a salad spinner is
pure silliness... no professional kitchens have them. I prepare a
huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
(it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
first bite to last... I toss it with the juice of a lemon or lime,
never failed yet.

I usually have two kinds of lettuce, nappa cabbage, broccoli, celery,
bell peppers, carrot curls, cuke slices, zuke matchsticks, radish
slices, whatever is going... all dries in my fridge. My bowl has a
plastic lid that once the salad is dry I put on askew so it's vented.

Today I prepared a salad dressing with the 1/3 quart jar of mayo was
in my fridge, added a 6 oz can tomato paste, a can of water, a half
can of vinegar, lots of black pepper, a big pinch 'talian herb blend,
a good shake granulated garlic, 2 Tbls sugar, and a few glugs evoo...
this time I added a couple ounces juice from a half gallon jar of
three bean salad I bought at Sam's Club-good stuff... screw the lid
down and shake the bejeesus outta it. Voila, poifect, needed no
adjustments.

I never once considered a silly salad spinner.

In article >,
"gloria.p" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Broadback > wrote:
> >
> >> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> >> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> >> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
> >
> > Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
> > grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
> > then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
> > lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
> > use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
> > according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
> > http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.
> >
>
> That's the one I have. You can use it for washing too, fill the outside
> basket with water, greens in the inner basket, swish around, lift out,
> dispose of water and repeat until clean, then spin.
>
> If you only have a few whole leaves to wash they dry easily wrapped in a
> clean teatowel, too, or place in a clean pillowcase and swing it
> overhead for a while until the water is transfered from the greens.
>
> gloria p
I might have to try the tea towel method. I have a collapsible wire
basket that I occasionally use.



--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller
Updated 4-24-2010 with food story and pictures

On May 29, 5:11*am, Broadback > wrote:
> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> tho break off.e spinners, and is there a superior model please?

Get the Oxo. No string to break, no handle to break off. It also
affords a gigantic vessel (think mixing bowl). Had mine for years -
worth every cent.

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> If you place your lettuce in a colander and let it drain in the sink
> for a few minutes, then place the colander with the lettuce in a bowl
> and place it in your frost free fridge, uncovered, an hour later the
> fridge will extract all the extraneous water... a salad spinner is
> pure silliness... no professional kitchens have them. I prepare a
> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
> first bite to last... I toss it with the juice of a lemon or lime,
> never failed yet.
>
> I usually have two kinds of lettuce, nappa cabbage, broccoli, celery,
> bell peppers, carrot curls, cuke slices, zuke matchsticks, radish
> slices, whatever is going... all dries in my fridge. My bowl has a
> plastic lid that once the salad is dry I put on askew so it's vented.
>
> Today I prepared a salad dressing with the 1/3 quart jar of mayo was
> in my fridge, added a 6 oz can tomato paste, a can of water, a half
> can of vinegar, lots of black pepper, a big pinch 'talian herb blend,
> a good shake granulated garlic, 2 Tbls sugar, and a few glugs evoo...
> this time I added a couple ounces juice from a half gallon jar of
> three bean salad I bought at Sam's Club-good stuff... screw the lid
> down and shake the bejeesus outta it. Voila, poifect, needed no
> adjustments.
>
> I never once considered a silly salad spinner.

Interesting salad dressing!

I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat and
total calories. Salad dressings are now mustard based. To that I add
balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, a little oyster sauce and a few DROPS of
sesame oil.

Maybe some garlic and salt free lemon pepper if the mood strikes...
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> "gloria.p" > wrote:
>
> > Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > > In article >,
> > > Broadback > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> > >> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> > >> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
> > >
> > > Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
> > > grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
> > > then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
> > > lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
> > > use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
> > > according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
> > > http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.
> > >
> >
> > That's the one I have. You can use it for washing too, fill the outside
> > basket with water, greens in the inner basket, swish around, lift out,
> > dispose of water and repeat until clean, then spin.
> >
> > If you only have a few whole leaves to wash they dry easily wrapped in a
> > clean teatowel, too, or place in a clean pillowcase and swing it
> > overhead for a while until the water is transfered from the greens.
> >
> > gloria p
> I might have to try the tea towel method. I have a collapsible wire
> basket that I occasionally use.

Mom swore by it.
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

On Sat, 29 May 2010 20:19:42 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> If you place your lettuce in a colander and let it drain in the sink
>> for a few minutes, then place the colander with the lettuce in a bowl
>> and place it in your frost free fridge, uncovered, an hour later the
>> fridge will extract all the extraneous water... a salad spinner is
>> pure silliness... no professional kitchens have them. I prepare a
>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
>> first bite to last... I toss it with the juice of a lemon or lime,
>> never failed yet.
>>
>> I usually have two kinds of lettuce, nappa cabbage, broccoli, celery,
>> bell peppers, carrot curls, cuke slices, zuke matchsticks, radish
>> slices, whatever is going... all dries in my fridge. My bowl has a
>> plastic lid that once the salad is dry I put on askew so it's vented.
>>
>> Today I prepared a salad dressing with the 1/3 quart jar of mayo was
>> in my fridge, added a 6 oz can tomato paste, a can of water, a half
>> can of vinegar, lots of black pepper, a big pinch 'talian herb blend,
>> a good shake granulated garlic, 2 Tbls sugar, and a few glugs evoo...
>> this time I added a couple ounces juice from a half gallon jar of
>> three bean salad I bought at Sam's Club-good stuff... screw the lid
>> down and shake the bejeesus outta it. Voila, poifect, needed no
>> adjustments.
>>
>> I never once considered a silly salad spinner.
>
>Interesting salad dressing!
>
>I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat

I thought you were into no carbs, but fat was okay?

That quart of dressing will last me about two months

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat
>
> I thought you were into no carbs, but fat was okay?
>
> That quart of dressing will last me about two months

Up to a point! No matter what "diet" one chooses to follow, total
calories still count.

Fat has 9 calories per gram.
Protein and carbs have 4.

Fat is the easiest place to cut.

I'm more South Beach than Atkins nowadays as it's working better for me.

Mustard rules over mayonnaise. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. --Alex Levine

On May 29, 6:16*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> On May 29, 5:11*am, Broadback > wrote:
>
> > Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
> > Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
> > tho break off.e spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
> Get the Oxo. *No string to break, no handle to break off. *It also
> affords a gigantic vessel (think mixing bowl). *Had mine for years -
> worth every cent.

If you can't find Oxo, pick up the Kitchenaid. It also has a pump to
get it spinning, so it's easy to operate. The bowl is a different
shape though (taller and narrower than Oxo, which is short and wide).
Don't know if that makes a difference, but I love mine. And it's RED!

It retails for $29 at Bed Bath and Beyond but they always have those
20% off coupons. I happened to get lucky and found mine at Kohls for
$18 or so. Target also carries Oxo and Kitchen Aid.

On Sat, 29 May 2010 21:14:40 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> >I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat
>>
>> I thought you were into no carbs, but fat was okay?
>>
>> That quart of dressing will last me about two months
>
>Up to a point! No matter what "diet" one chooses to follow, total
>calories still count.
>
>Fat has 9 calories per gram.
>Protein and carbs have 4.
>
>Fat is the easiest place to cut.
>
>I'm more South Beach than Atkins nowadays as it's working better for me.
>
>Mustard rules over mayonnaise. <g>

You edited out what I said about your low carb high fat eating...
you're simply not beliveable... your dieting claims are tantamount to
your killfiling threats.

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> On Sat, 29 May 2010 21:14:40 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > brooklyn1 > wrote:
> >
> >> >I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat
> >>
> >> I thought you were into no carbs, but fat was okay?
> >>
> >> That quart of dressing will last me about two months
> >
> >Up to a point! No matter what "diet" one chooses to follow, total
> >calories still count.
> >
> >Fat has 9 calories per gram.
> >Protein and carbs have 4.
> >
> >Fat is the easiest place to cut.
> >
> >I'm more South Beach than Atkins nowadays as it's working better for me.
> >
> >Mustard rules over mayonnaise. <g>
>
> You edited out what I said about your low carb high fat eating...
> you're simply not beliveable... your dieting claims are tantamount to
> your killfiling threats.

It's 'cause it was untrue and irrelevant. ;-) You're just being a
meanie weanie!

I'm going out to start my BBQ fire in a minute here.
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On Sun, 30 May 2010 08:18:41 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 29 May 2010 21:14:40 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>>>
>>>> >I used to use a lot of mayo but have been trying to cut the fat
>>>>
>>>> I thought you were into no carbs, but fat was okay?
>>>>
>>>> That quart of dressing will last me about two months
>>>
>>>Up to a point! No matter what "diet" one chooses to follow, total
>>>calories still count.
>>>
>>>Fat has 9 calories per gram.
>>>Protein and carbs have 4.
>>>
>>>Fat is the easiest place to cut.
>>>
>>>I'm more South Beach than Atkins nowadays as it's working better for me.
>>>
>>>Mustard rules over mayonnaise. <g>
>>
>> You edited out what I said about your low carb high fat eating...
>> you're simply not beliveable... your dieting claims are tantamount to
>> your killfiling threats.
>
> It's 'cause it was untrue and irrelevant. ;-) You're just being a
> meanie weanie!
>
> I'm going out to start my BBQ fire in a minute here.

i thought sheldon was one of your nice guys?

blake

On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

> The message >
> from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>
> I prepare a
> > huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
> > capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
> > (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
> > first bite to last...
>
> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.
>

I side with Sheldon. It would be slimy if it was stored wet, but he
says it's dry before he stores it.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

>The message >
>from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>
> I prepare a
>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
>> first bite to last...
>
> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.

Dressed?

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> > wrote:
>
>> The message >
>> from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>>
>> I prepare a
>>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl
>>> to
>>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's
>>> dry
>>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as
>>> fresh first bite to last...
>>
>> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.
>>
>
> I side with Sheldon. It would be slimy if it was stored wet, but he
> says it's dry before he stores it.

And he said nothing about dressing the lettuce before storage.

On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:

>The message >
>from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>
> I prepare a
>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
>> first bite to last...
>
> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.

Refrigerators are a wonderful thing. You should get one.

Lou

On Sun, 30 May 2010 15:06:19 -0400, "Dora" > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> The message >
> >> from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
> >>
> >> I prepare a
> >>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl
> >>> to
> >>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's
> >>> dry
> >>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as
> >>> fresh first bite to last...
> >>
> >> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.
> >>
> >
> > I side with Sheldon. It would be slimy if it was stored wet, but he
> > says it's dry before he stores it.
>
> And he said nothing about dressing the lettuce before storage.

Dressing? Neither did I.

--
Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2010 15:06:19 -0400, "Dora" >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The message >
>>>> from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>>>>
>>>> I prepare a
>>>>> huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl
>>>>> to
>>>>> capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's
>>>>> dry
>>>>> (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as
>>>>> fresh first bite to last...
>>>>
>>>> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2
>>>> days.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I side with Sheldon. It would be slimy if it was stored wet, but
>>> he
>>> says it's dry before he stores it.
>>
>> And he said nothing about dressing the lettuce before storage.
>
> Dressing? Neither did I.

I know, sf - read Janet's post again.

On Sun, 30 May 2010 11:39:46 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Sun, 30 May 2010 18:28:19 +0100, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:
>
>> The message >
>> from brooklyn1 > contains these words:
>>
>> I prepare a
>> > huge salad most every week, fills my 24 cup stainless steel bowl to
>> > capacity. I prepare my salad in the AM and by dinner time it's dry
>> > (it's dry by noon). That salad lasts me 3-4 days and is just as fresh
>> > first bite to last...
>>
>> Get off; washed dressed lettuce would be slimy pulp after 2 days.
>
>I side with Sheldon. It would be slimy if it was stored wet, but he
>says it's dry before he stores it.

The frost free fridge dries it and keeps it dry, it's acidulated, and
it's not dressed until just before it's eaten... dem brits can't read
writin' and they have fish n' chips on their shoulders... they'll
always resent us Americans for beating their weaklink asses in 1776...
they're all a buncha softies, the only thing stiff about a brit is his
upper lip. LOL-LOL

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Broadback > wrote:
>
>> Growing my own lettuce they tend to have grit in them so need washing.
>> Easy enough but drying them is a PITA. Any ideas please, how good are
>> the spinners, and is there a superior model please?
>
> Wash in at least three changes of cool water, swishing to loosen that
> grit, lifting lettuce from the water and leaving the grit in the sink;
> then spin dry one way or another: Collapsible wire basket for drying
> lettuce, tea towel as described by a couple others, or salad spinner. I
> use and like my OXO brand salad spinner that is no longer available,
> according to OXO's website. Surly Table shows it he
> http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/126617.do.
>
>
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The Oxo is the best I have ever owned - & it comes apart for easy cleaning.

Dimitri