What is the easiest way to dry or wring water out of spinach? Is there a kitchen tool out there?

Answer 1

If you are talking about cooked spinach, I place on a plate and get a second plate the same size and sandwich the spinach and squeeze the water out.

Answer 2

I've used the paper-towel method - lay out a single layer of spinach on multiple sheets, leave the towels connected, and put the same number of towels on top; then roll up the spinach tightly and let the towels absorb all the water.

I've also used the salad-spinner method - far easier than the towels - good results.

Dawn_b must have seen the same episode of Good Eats that I did. Alton Brown described how he puts his greens (mustard greens if I recall correctly - and this is for MASS QUANTITIES of greens) directly into the washing machine and activates the rinse and spin cycles. Some washing machines on the market today get up to 1000 rpm.

Make sure you run the rinse cycle again after using the washing machine for this.

:-)

Answer 3

if your using fresh spinach you rinsed, use a lettuce spinner to get rid of the water, if you are using frozen spinach you thawed out use a lot of paper towels or a clean cotton kitchen towel and lay the spinach in it, and wrap it up and wring it out

Answer 4

All I do is let it sit in a strainer for a litle while then I just squeeze all of the water out with my hands. Others use dish towels--but that's a mess. I don't know of any tool, per se.

Answer 5

I've always used a strainer/colander. Then just press down hard with a spoon or your fist. That usually does it for me. I'm not sure how well a salad spinner would work, since you really need to press. Or you could just squeeze between your hands. Both work great.

Answer 6

I just use a bunch paper towels beneath and on top pf it and gently press the water out using my hands.

Answer 7

wash it in ice water and then wrap up in kitchen towel.

If I have time them I sun dry them for about an hour.

Answer 8

there is a kitchen item called the "salad Spinner" which works wonderfully. it is a colander that with a lid and a pump that spins or centrifuges and removes the excess water.

Answer 9

Do you have a potato ricer? It works great for soggy spinach!

Answer 10

Put in wash machine on fast spin.