Everything people ask about the Jarelli Glass Salad Spinner - answered plainly, including the questions that don't flatter us.
No - and no working salad spinner is. The bowl, the part your food sits in, is borosilicate glass. The strainer basket and lid components include plastic parts, and every one of them is BPA-free. Our design goal is to minimize plastic where it matters most: the food-contact bowl.
The bowl holds 6.3 quarts (about 6 liters) - a full family-size batch of greens, two heads of lettuce, or a large clamshell of spring mix in one spin.
Yes. Borosilicate is the same glass family used in laboratory glassware and premium bakeware. It resists thermal shock (cold fridge to warm sink), doesn't stain, doesn't absorb odors, and doesn't scratch or cloud the way plastic does. Like any glass, it can break if dropped on a hard floor - it's durable, not indestructible.
Washed and spun-dry greens stored under the airtight storage lid typically stay crisp in the refrigerator for up to a week. Drying is the secret - wet greens wilt fast, which is why the spin step matters before storage.
A borosilicate glass bowl costs several times more to manufacture than a molded plastic tub, and the Jarelli includes a second airtight lid that replaces a separate storage container. Plastic spinners are cheaper up front but typically get replaced every few years as they scratch and cloud. The Jarelli is priced as what it is: the last salad spinner you buy.
Scratched plastic food-contact surfaces are a documented source of microplastic particles - and spinner bowls scratch through normal use from basket friction, utensils, and washing. Glass is inert and sheds nothing, which is why the bowl is the most important part of a spinner to get out of plastic.
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Yes - that's the point of building it in glass. Remove the strainer basket and the 6.3-quart borosilicate bowl goes straight to the table, then back into the fridge under the airtight lid.
Yes. The borosilicate glass bowl can go anywhere in the dishwasher. The other components - the strainer basket and both lids - should go on the top rack.
The OXO Good Grips is an excellent plastic spinner - it's the category benchmark. The core difference is the bowl material: OXO's bowl is plastic, Jarelli's is borosilicate glass. Both use a one-handed pump mechanism with a brake. If your goal is getting plastic away from your food, or a bowl that doubles as fridge storage and table serving, that's what the Jarelli is built for. The same comparison applies to Zyliss, Joseph Joseph, and Cuisinart spinners - all plastic-bowl designs.
Both get your food out of a plastic bowl, which is the main event. Glass has two advantages: you can see the greens while you spin, and the bowl works as a serving and storage bowl you'd actually put on a table. Stainless is lighter and won't break if dropped, but it hides the contents and reads as a mixing bowl, not a serving piece.
The food-contact bowl is borosilicate glass - inert, non-leaching, nothing to shed. Every plastic component (strainer basket, lids) is BPA-free. No part of the spinner uses BPA plastics.
Yes. The strainer basket works as a fruit washer for berries, grapes, and cherry tomatoes - rinse in the basket, spin gently, and delicate fruit dries without bruising. Fresh herbs like cilantro, parsley, and basil spin dry the same way, which extends their fridge life considerably.
The spinner is 10.5 inches wide, with a 6.75-inch-tall glass bowl plus a 2.5-inch push-button lid - a countertop footprint comparable to a large OXO. Glass is heavier than plastic; the payoff is a bowl that stays planted on the counter while you spin instead of skating around, and that you'll use as a serving piece, not just a gadget.
For salad greens, yes. A push-button manual pump takes a few seconds, has no battery to charge or motor to fail, and gives you control over spin speed for delicate greens. Electric spinners add cost, charging, and a failure point to a job a hand pump does in five seconds.
Yes - that's the storage lid's job. Wash and spin your greens, swap the spinning lid for the airtight storage lid, and the glass bowl goes into the refrigerator as the lettuce keeper. One vessel does washer, dryer, keeper, and serving bowl, so there's no wet transfer to a separate container.
It's a one-handed push-button pump: press the button to spin the basket, press the brake to stop it instantly. No crank handle, no pull cord, and the lid sits flat for storage. One important habit: seat the spinning lid correctly on top of the bowl and colander before you press - it should settle into place without pressure. Never force it; a properly seated lid is what keeps the mechanism working smoothly for years.
The 6.3-quart bowl is sized for family batches - two heads of lettuce at once. It still works fine for a single serving or a handful of herbs; the basket just has room to spare. If your priority is minimal cabinet footprint over capacity and glass, a compact plastic spinner will store smaller - but you give up the storage-bowl and serving-bowl roles that let the Jarelli replace two other pieces.