If you love noodles as much as we do (and we’re willing to bet you do), you need a colander to drain them. Lightweight, fine mesh strainers are useful for plenty of tasks, but for big batches of ...

I no longer have to call my husband for an extra hand to drain pasta. Now (laughably), I just set it over the sink and pour.

metal can have much finer mesh, which is useful for straining out smaller pieces of food. You might also see colanders that have silicone components, while others have an enamel coating.

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“You can use a chinois for everything you would use a colander for, plus so much more. Its selling point is its versatility.” A chinois is a cone-shaped sieve made with fine metal mes ...

Amco’s new commercial-grade stainless colander has an 11-inch span and a 5-quart cavity, making it larger than most wire and plastic mesh colanders. It also is more stable than most small ...

I’ve been known to improvise and attempt feats that frankly shouldn’t be attempted—namely this entire past year, in which I tried over and over again to drain things without a fine mesh ...