Customer Reviews

Fit & Fresh Salad Shaker

5 star:		(25)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(7)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

I love this salad shaker. It holds plenty of salad. As a side item, in a plastic baggie, I put crackers or bread. It would be really neat if they had a compartment for that. I only gave it 4 stars because the spfork and knife that come with it are a little small. However they are made out of a stronger plastic than what usually comes in a picnic utensil pack. The dressing compartment holds the perfect amount of dressing for the size salad you can pack in there. And with everything except the ice pack being dishwasher-safe, it's pretty easy to clean. I need two or three of these things just to last me to my next wash cycle! Great product.

First off: this is a really great container. There's plenty of room for a good-sized lunch salad; honestly, if you can't fit a full salad with all the goodies on top, then you probably need to double check your portion size. I actually have enough room left over to tuck a baggie of sugar snap peas on top for a snack. The ice pack works just like they claim, and it's still almost completely frozen by the time I eat lunch!

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the included spork is a bit of a joke. It's pretty small, but I guess you could rationalize that it makes you eat slower so you get full before you pig out. I've never worried about the utensils breaking, but I think they could've included one of the bigger folding forks like one of their other conatiners has. All that being said, the sporkette isn't enough of a problem for me to not love this container.

Wonderfully simple idea, and everyone who sees mine asks me where they can get one too.

It keeps my salad cold until lunch, has ample space for a very generous salad portion, and the separate compartment for the salad dressing eliminates soggy salads forever.

When it's time for lunch, you just turn the knob to release the dressing into the salad, shake, and eat. It even comes with it's own little spork and knife that nest inside the lid.

Now if I could just train myself to put the coldpack back in the freezer after washings...

If you don't have a refrigerator available for you it's great that your salad will stay cold with the freezer pack. The downside is it only works right if you use an oil based dressing. Any creamy dressings don't "shake" out of the salad dressing holder and don't coat your salad completely. If you like an oil based dressing, you're set!

I like the idea of this salad container. What I don't like is the implementation results. Specifically, 1) If you use an oily dressing like a homemade vinaigrette, the little container is time consuming to clean. 2) The whole thing is so big it takes up my whole insulated bag and doesn't leave enough room for other things, like a yogurt. If you want to use this thing make sure your lunch bag is big enough. 3) After I put it through the dishwasher (top rack) the dressing container lid wouldn't close properly, negating its purpose. I've had to place a layer of plastic wrap over it before closing the lid just to keep the container shut. 4) The included little utensils are better than nothing but not a substitute for full sized utensils.

What I've ended up doing instead is buying a set of flatter containers that are reusable though made by a disposables company, and buying a sleeve of portion control cups from restaurant supply for my dressings. I also wrap my different salad components separately so their moisture contents don't affect each other while the salad is waiting for me to eat it. That way I can make several salads at once and keep them in the fridge, saving time in the mornings. I also have enough room in my lunch bag for separate freezer packs and yogurt, apple, and chips.

I really like this container for taking salads to work, it really keeps the greens crisp, and because the dressing is in it's own container, you don't get to lunch and find wilted, soggy salad. It holds six cups and the first time I used it I put the salad in too tightly making in hard to dispense the dressing and shake up. You need to leave the salad loose enough to allow the dressing container to turn when you twist it to release the dressing. If you do, you will have a great salad for your lunch!!!!

I got the Salad Shaker for my seven-year-old daughter to take salads to school for lunch. As soon as I got it home, I realized I'd made a mistake. The lid is very hard to remove, and the knob you turn to release the dressing is almost impossible to turn. I finally had to manually pry open the dressing lid with a knife. Clearly this wasn't going to be something a child could use when I could barely make it work. But my daughter was so disappointed, I let her use it at home.

The ice pack was inadequate to keep the lettuce from wilting (and, come to think of it, a really dumb place to have an ice pack, anyway, because you're just adding an extra piece to have to wash), and the whole contraption is a MAJOR pain to wash. There are so many nooks and crannies for the salad dressing to get stuck in. If this had just been woefully inappropriate for a child to use, I could have accepted that. But I wouldn't want to use this thing even for myself.

I completely agree with other users that using plain containers is much better. I just thought this would be kind of fun and convenient. It was neither.

This product was wonderful! I love the convience of have the salad and the dressing in both the container. Before I would have to tote the huge salad dressing bottle. The compartment makes it so easy to store your dressing and then add it in when you ready to eat. My only complaint is that the fork storage on top would be better if it could hold a regular size fork. Also the container and the dressing compartment tends to be a little cumbersome to clean if you have to clean it every day. But still, this product makes your life easier!!!

First off, I can't turn the little lid for the dressing. The idea is that you open the dressing, shake it all up, and then open the lid to a dressed salad. Unfortunately, my salad ends up dressed on one half, unless I take half a bowlful, which is not enough for my main meal of the day.The ice pack gets hopelessly coated with salad dressing, even when the greens don't. The plastic utensils broke on me within a week. When I finally applied all my hand strength to open the darn dressing cup, the blessed thing broke.

Nice idea, poor execution. There's got to be a better way. I'm very disappointed - looking at other reviews for Fit & Fresh products, I think I'll just steer clear of them. I'm back to Lock&Lock containers in a lunch cooler, or my Lock&Lock bento set.

This is the 3rd time I've used this salad shaker. I love the idea, but this morning when I put dressing in the dressing compartment, it leaked all over the counter. (And yes, I double checked, it was closed and snapped in place correctly). I don't know if it's because I use a lot of vinegar w/ very little oil so it's not as thick as other dressings, but regardless, it was a mess I didn't want to clean up in the morning. And, I still used it today for lunch since I was in a hurry, and all but maybe 1/8 of dressing leaked into my salad, which made it soggy. So, a disappointment for sure, I'm going to attempt to return it. It would be great if the dressing just had a seperate compartment that completely closes and you could poor it in, then shake... Bummer.