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gntolng asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

How do you dry lettuce?

How do you dry iceburg and romaine lettuce. I have tried spinners and paper and tea towels. HELP!

Update:

The pillow case and dryer idea might work. I will try it and let you know.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i just got this crazy idea after reading some of the answers...ok here it goes...put the lettuce in an empty pillow case and tie it at the end then just put it in the dryer....lol...well i dont know if it'll work but im going to try it at home....ha

  • 1 decade ago

    I use a combination of paper towels and the salad spinner it gets the lettuce dry. If the lettuce isn't drying with the spinner you might not be spinning it fast enough.

  • mark
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I use a salad spinner but I have heard of others using a empty pillow case and spinning it.

  • Spanky
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I would use an open air dyhydrator, like the kind used for making jerky. Pretty much takes the water out of anything quickly enough to keep it from looking rotted. Usually takes about an hour to two hours for leafy stuff. Never tried lettuce, though.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Don't own a spinner...I just wash well and allow to drain in a collander, then dry additionally on a kitchen towel.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The spinner is the most effective I know. Maybe you are putting too much in your centrifuge basket.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have always used a spinner. You must not overload it or it will not dry.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    you can try lightly blowing on it lol uhmm you can use napkins but lightly and then just let them sit in a drainer

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    did you try using a hairdryer?

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