Pivotally-leveraged manual centrifugal drive

A device for use with food items, comprising:

• an apparatus defining a holding area for food items;
• a manually-operable handle pivotally coupled to the apparatus, the manually-operable handle pivotable relative to the apparatus about a handle axis of rotation between an extended position and a down position;
• a basket disposed within the apparatus, the basket rotatable relative to the apparatus about a basket axis of rotation to spin food items, the basket axis of rotation being non-parallel with the handle axis of rotation, wherein the basket is a perforated basket having a bottom and a generally cylindrical sidewall extending from the bottom;
• and
• a drive-train including a clutch and connecting the manually-operable handle to the basket such that the basket is rotated about the basket axis of rotation in response to the manually-operable handle pivoting between the extended position and the down position;
• wherein the manually-operable handle extends from the handle axis of rotation such that a line running through and collinear with the basket axis of rotation would pass through the manually-operable handle when the manually-operable handle is in the down position.