salad spinner
die Salatschleuder, die Salatschleudern
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salad spinner
A kitchen device used to remove water from washed salad by spinning it quickly and dry it.
Nach dem Waschen trocknete sie den Salat in der Salatschleuder.
After washing it, she dried the salad in the salad spinner.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Salatschleudern |
| genitive | der Salatschleuder |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Salatschleuder | die Salatschleudern |
| accusative | die Salatschleuder | die Salatschleudern |
| dative | der Salatschleuder | den Salatschleudern |
| genitive | der Salatschleuder | der Salatschleudern |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Salatschleuder' is made up of 'Salat' (salad) and 'Schleuder' (spinner). Here, the second part refers to a device that removes water by spinning quickly.
Die Salatschleuder steht neben dem Spülbecken.
The salad spinner is next to the kitchen sink.
Common phrases include 'Salat in die Salatschleuder geben' (to put salad in the salad spinner), 'Salat in der Salatschleuder trocknen' (to dry salad in the salad spinner), and 'an der Salatschleuder drehen' (to turn the salad spinner).
Er drehte an der Salatschleuder, bis kein Wasser mehr aus dem Salat kam.
He turned the salad spinner until no more water came out of the salad.
For the location or device, 'in der Salatschleuder' (in the salad spinner) is often used; when the salad spinner is mentioned as a tool, 'mit der Salatschleuder' (with the salad spinner) is common.
Das Wasser sammelt sich unten in der Salatschleuder.
The water collects at the bottom of the salad spinner.
Mit der Salatschleuder entfernt sie schnell das Wasser.
She quickly removes the water with the salad spinner.
