13 Best Tried and True Japanese Salad Spinners in 2022 (Gourmet Researcher-Reviewed)

This was our favorite! We gave it "A" grades in every category. As the name suggests, this can be used four ways: as a salad spinner, as a bowl, as a colander, and the bowl and colander together. 

The function we liked best was the ability to use the stainless steel bowl separately. We thought this made it worth the somewhat high price. 

Of course, it also works well for washing and spinning. The whole lid can be easily disassembled, so it's very simple to keep clean. We appreciated the space-saving flat design too.

This spinner won the Good Design Award in 2014. We loved how easy it was to disassemble and wash. Our experts were sure that every part got clean because it's so simple. 

It was also very easy to spin - you can do it with one hand! The non-slip silicone holds it in place. Water is drained quickly and with little effort. The handle can be flattened, so it saves on storage space, too.

This salad spinner is so simple to use! You can tell if it's misaligned right away, so even beginners or clumsy cooks can whisk away water quickly. 

You can throw away the leftover water one-handed once you're done spinning, which speeds up the salad making process. The parts also come apart for easy washing.

This unusual tall shape seemed like it would be unstable at first, but it actually spun very well. We also liked the solid handle that helps you to spin off water thoroughly.

Since it has more height than width, it doesn't take up much space in the refrigerator. If you want to prepare your veggies and store them for a while, this is a great choice.

You can drain the water with the lid on, too. However, we thought it was a bit difficult to wash the spinner itself, so it didn't get a higher ranking.

We were interested in the lock function, because we thought it would save time by spinning with force. But unfortunately, the time and effort it took to use the lock wasted any time saved by the fast spin. 

However, the handle is easy to grip and it starts to rotate smoothly. The drainage was normal, and the lid can be taken apart and washed. But here again, it took some time, since it's a screw-type attachment.

The high-speed rotation means that water drains off easily and quickly. And the size is perfect for making a small salad. The handle turns smoothly right form the start. 

But, there's no non-slip material on the bowl, so it was difficult to hold it in place. Also, we would have preferred a lid that came apart to be washed, and this one doesn't.