Colander

Colander
For other uses, see Colander (disambiguation).
A typical household colander
A plastic colander

A colander is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food[1] such as pasta or rice.

The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a strainer or kitchen sieve.

Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium[2] or thinly rolled stainless steel, [3] but some colanders are made of plastic or silicone.[4]A distinct feature of silicone colanders is that they are often made collapsable for easy storage.

The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.[5]

The colander or sieve, in the form of pasta strainer, was recognized by Austrian authorities as a religious headgear of Pastafarianism.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Colander (2011)". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander. 
  2. ^ "Aluminum Colanders"(2011)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_scat_289761_ln?rh=n%3A289761%2Ck%3Aaluminum+colander&keywords=aluminum+colander&ie=UTF8&qid=1308101218&scn=289761&h=604800ee09e007d6bbd1c5a1712aef93e55f6d37r. 
  3. ^ "Aluminum Colanders (2011)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=a9_sc_1?rh=i%3Akitchen%2Ck%3Astainless+steel+collander&keywords=stainless+steel+collander&ie=UTF8&qid=1308101257/. 
  4. ^ "Silicone Colanders (2011)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dkitchen&field-keywords=silicone+collander&x=0&y=0/. 
  5. ^ "Colander (2011)". Merriam-Webster. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander. 
  6. ^ BBC News, Austrian driver allowed 'pastafarian' headgear photo, 14 July 2011.

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