This by far and away beats my old salad spinner. You have to set the interior piece in just right in order for it to spin but that's really not a problem. It just sometimes takes a second try. I wasn't able to spin an entire head of lettuce at one time like I could in my old one (due to the mechanism that hangs down in the bowl) but it spins it much dryer and stores it nicely in the frig too. Very pleased with it.