I have the Prepology battery operated salad spinner...How do you install the batteries - there is no separate battery compartment.

SOURCE: How should I dry lettuce if I don't have a salad spinner?

I don't have a salad spinner at home. All I do it rinse the lettuce, leave it basically "standing up" inside of a collander and let the water drip off. If I don't have enough time to leave it til it drys on its own, I sometimes shake it out and then wrap in it paper towel for a few minutes.

SOURCE: Is it true that it isn't good to put mushrooms in a salad spinner?

I haven't heard that but I'm guessing the myth has more to do with getting mushrooms wet. Some chefs say that if by washing mushrooms off with water, it rids them of some of their earthy flavor. Many chefs at nice resaurants simply rub the dirt off of mushrooms, not soak them.