"Great combination spinner and colander." star star star star star_border The drying effectiveness of the Spina is equal to that of my other spinner. It doesn’t totally replace my other spinner with its accompanying bowl and lid, but is a very useful addition. It’s great that it can be used as a normal colander too, and nests inside other bowls to store in my cupboard. Also, it’s dishwasher safe. As I have a kitchen sink made from a textured material, it’s easier to spin inside a large smooth bowl due to better foot suction. The instructional video on the Dreamfarm website is helpful (as is their customer service with queries). I am pleased I bought it.
"Great gadget!" star star star star star_border I’m pleased with this product. I have a small kitchen and value the combined colander and spinner functions and the fold-in handle which all help with saving space in the dishwasher and when storing. It does what it claims to do and has made washing and drying berries very easy. Only downsides are the cost (bit expensive for what it is) and initially I found it tricky to lock the handle back into the colander position but I got the hang of it (push on the end of the handle nearest to the colander to lock it back into position while twisting the far end of the handle with your other hand).
"Not fit for purpose" star star_border star_border star_border star_border This review is for an older version of this product Got this as recommended on another website as good for storage. It does take up less space than conventional salad spinners but it’s tricky to use. The rubber foot doesn’t stick very well inside the sink - as soon as you start loading up the salad it falls over. The mechanism itself is easy enough but salad was still quite wet after about 2 mins of spinning plus it occasionally flung pieces of salad over the edge. Taking back for full refund and going to get the more traditional spinner instead support_agent A note from the team We’re very sorry to hear it wasn't suitable and will be in touch shortly to sort it for you. The way to use it is to fill the basket with salad while in colander form and rinse it. Then you twist it to spin. You don’t balance it on its non-slip foot with salad in. The foot also isn’t a suction pad that sticks, it’s a non-slip foot.
"Disappointed" star star_border star_border star_border star_border Used for first time to spin freshly washed salad leaves and despite me spinning fast for quite a few minutes the leaves were still water logged. I bought to replace a much cheaper one that was taking up to much space but that works so much better than this. Not worth the price. support_agent A note from the team We’re very sorry to hear it didn't meet your expectations but can see you've already been in touch and we've sorted a refund for you