Heat-Resistant Plastic Colander Strainer
Green Bliss
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$39.99
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$70.00
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Green Bliss or Yellow Glow?
Same colander, same drainage, different mood on the drying rack. This is a thing that lives out on the counter more often than it lives in a cupboard, so pick the one you don't mind looking at.
| Choose | If this sounds like you |
|---|---|
| Green Bliss | Your kitchen is wood, white and stainless, and you want the one splash of color to look like a herb rather than a highlighter. |
| Yellow Glow | You have a small or north-facing kitchen and everything in it is grey. This is the one that shows up on a dull morning. |
If two people cook in your house, two colanders stops the "are you finished with that" negotiation over the sink.
Will it warp when I tip boiling pasta water into it?
It is built as a heat-resistant plastic, which is exactly the job it is being asked to do here. The thing that actually kills cheap colanders is not the water going through them, it is what people do with them afterwards.
| Works on | Avoid |
|---|---|
| Draining boiling pasta, potatoes and blanched greens straight from the pan | Setting it down on a hob ring you have just turned off |
| Rinsing rice, lentils, salad leaves and berries under the cold tap | Using it as a chopping surface — knife scores hold onto color and smell |
| Hot soapy water and a soft sponge | Scouring pads and abrasive cream, which dull the finish |
The step people skip: rinse it the moment it is empty. Starch left to dry in the perforations sets like glue and then you are picking at holes with a cocktail stick.
Drain the pasta without the lid slipping and half the penne going down the plughole.
Everyone has done the pan-lid drain. You tilt, the lid shifts, a slug of boiling water goes over your knuckles and three pieces of pasta escape into the sink trap. A colander removes the entire negotiation: pan goes up, contents go in, water goes through, you keep your dinner and your knuckles. It sounds obvious until you count how many times a week you have improvised instead.
Perforation pattern is the whole product
A colander is a bowl with holes, so the holes are where it is won or lost. Too few and the water backs up and the pasta sits stewing in it. Too large and the small stuff — orzo, quinoa, rinsed rice — goes straight through and you are fishing grains out of the sink. The perforations here are spread across the base and up the sides, so water leaves in every direction at once rather than queuing at the bottom, and they are sized to hold onto the fine ingredients that a coarse strainer loses. The handles and the raised foot matter for the same practical reason: you can hold it steady with two hands while a cloud of steam comes off it, and it sits above the pooled water in the sink rather than in it.
- Green Bliss — a soft, slightly muted green that reads as sage rather than lime. Sits well against oak, marble and stainless steel, and doesn't fight with whatever else is on the counter.
- Yellow Glow — a warm, buttery yellow with none of the acid in it. Brightens a dim kitchen and pairs well with white tile and pale wood.
What You're Getting
- One Heat-Resistant Plastic Colander Strainer in your chosen Color
- Color options: Green Bliss, Yellow Glow
- Heat-resistant plastic body made for hot draining, not just cold rinsing
- Perforations across the base and sides so water leaves from every direction
- Side handles for a two-hand grip while steam is coming off it
- Raised foot that keeps the contents clear of standing sink water
- Care: hot soapy water and a soft sponge, rinse immediately after draining starchy food
- Avoid: abrasive scourers, direct contact with hot hob rings, cutting inside it
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