Progressive International Prepworks 4 Quart Space Saving Folding Collapsible Salad Spinner, Drainer, & Colander for Salad Preparation and Food Washing, Grey

Years ago I bought the original version of this spinner--the one with the green collapsible ring. I loved it!!! I could fit an entire head of green leaf lettuce in it, wedge it into the corner of my sink, and crank it so fast that the lettuce was almost dry with a 10-second spin. Over the years, however, dark areas began to appear in random places on the green ring. I tried everything to remove them, but nothing worked. I'm sure that was my fault for not thoroughly drying it before storing it. After many years of good service, the collapsible ring began to deteriorate, so I had to find another spinner. Little did I know at the beginning of my search that not all salad spinners are equal. Because my old Progressive Prepworks spinner did not have a mechanism extending down into the bowl, an entire head of lettuce could fit inside. But most of the other spinners have mechanisms extending into the bowls, limiting space in side the bowl itself. That also meant the spinner itself took up a lot of space in my cabinets. Again, another long search for a good spinner. The OXO got good reviews, but try as I might pumping that handle as fast as I could, I couldn't get it to spin fast enough to get the water off the lettuce. In addition, it wouldn't hold a full head of lettuce. This grey edition of the Progressive green spinner is probably the best out there but it's a little more difficult to spin. I don't know why, but it takes more effort than the green one so I can't get the lettuce as dry. So given a choice between it and its predecessor, I'd take the green one. But compared to all the others I looked at, it's the best.

I had a similar Product for over 20 years, which finally bit the dust. I was looking for another Collapsible salad, spinner, and most take up a large capacity for some thing that is used for one purpose. It's a little stiff opening up all the way, which is why it has a four. I'm hoping that will fix itself overtime. This is so much better than the one that I had for 20 years because of the mechanism that used to spin. Definitely recommend.

The first one came damaged.reported it to amazon and the seller. Printed out return label. Took it to usps the next day Saturday and on Monday received the replacement item. Been using it ever since and I love it.

Great because it collapses and saves space. But the inner spinner cracked within a few months when I folded to put away.

Works as it should but too small for spinning Romaine.