OXO Good Grips Large Salad Spinner review: does it dry greens?

Useful drying, from owners and a comparative test

Pseudonymous owner accounts on Amazon for this White, Large model describe a spinner that does its job. One owner wrote in September 2026 that after more than two years it still prepared greens well, drained efficiently and was easy to clean. Another, earlier that month, described effective lettuce spinning and found the pump's storage position and the separable lid useful. In October 2026 an owner described a replacement unit working with both small and large salads. [5] [6] [13]

TechGearLab's comparative test of the Large model, updated in December 2023, also reports useful water removal. TechGearLab says it bought the units it tested, and its page carries an Amazon shopping link for this spinner. The owner accounts above carry no shopping link or disclosed incentive, so the favourable case does not rest on TechGearLab alone. [3] [5] [6]

Greens left wet: the closest counter-evidence

Pseudonymous accounts on Amazon and Slickdeals challenge the spinner's main job. An Amazon owner wrote in October 2026 that lettuce in the centre stayed wet; another, in September 2026, described greens still wet after repeated spinning. A Slickdeals commenter, writing about the same listing, disputed its water removal in September 2024 and put it down to a slow pump, which is that owner's own explanation. [7] [9] [4]

Other accounts are milder. An owner in October 2026 found it dried less well than a previous cord spinner but still called it usable. Another, in September 2026, found it worked but was awkward and noisy, and was disappointed with the drying. [8] [11]

Why still Recommended? Drying is the job being judged, and Worthivo counts these reports against the spinner rather than putting them down to overloading or technique. But they range from a serious report of greens still wet after repeated spinning to a working spinner that dries less well than another one. On the other side stand one owner's more than two years of use, other satisfied owners and a comparative test that found useful water removal. Weighed together, the case that it does the ordinary job is the stronger one. Expect useful drying, not bone-dry greens from every load. [5] [6] [3] [9] [8]

The pump, the lid and the cleaning routine

OXO describes a hand pump that spins the basket, a brake to stop it and a lower lid that comes apart for cleaning. TechGearLab's test also reported the basket slipping, some wobble and scuffing; these are handling and wear points, and they did not move the verdict. An Amazon owner wrote in September 2026 that the central stem got in the way when filling and the pumping was hard work, and put the spinner away. If you don't want to pump by hand or fill around a central stem, this is the wrong design for you. [1] [3] [10]

An Amazon owner wrote in September 2026 that after the first clean and reassembly the spinner would not spin, and that a later attempt to take it apart left it stuck with a cracked lid. That is one owner's account of a serious incident, so it did not move the verdict. If you'd rather not take parts apart and put them back together, choose a simpler tool. [12]

The maker's instruction sheet shows how the lower lid is designed to come apart at a central ring and click back into place, and it allows the dishwasher's top rack. OXO's guarantee covers materials and workmanship in normal household use, with care limits, and packaging or manuals can set their own terms. A refund needs the original receipt and the item itself. These describe intended care and the terms of cover, not a fix for disappointing drying. [15] [14]

Which spinner this verdict covers

This verdict covers the US White, Large Good Grips with the plastic bowl: model 32480, Amazon listing B00004OCKR. OXO's product pages list a 6.22-quart bowl, a 4.95-quart basket and a size of 10.5 by 10.5 by 6 inches. Amazon's specification table gives different dimensions and weight, so measure your counter and cupboard rather than relying on either. [1] [19] [2]

OXO announced a redesigned spinner in June 2017 and described earlier lid and basket changes in May 2019; both posts predate the wetness reports above. Because the design has changed over the years, accounts of older OXO spinners were kept out of this verdict, along with accounts of the steel, glass, small and SoftWorks spinners. The owner accounts behind it date from September and October 2026, the Slickdeals comment from September 2024 and TechGearLab's test from December 2023. The longest ownership described is more than two years. [17] [18] [5] [4] [3]

A search of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's recall database on October 18, 2026 showed no recall or safety warning for an OXO salad spinner or model 32480. The owner accounts examined describe specific, differing uses and include real dissent. Public attention earned this spinner an investigation; the evidence decided the verdict. [16] [7] [9] [5]