What is a colander?
A colander (or cullender) is a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta or rice. A colander is also used to rinse vegetables.
The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve.
Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel. Colanders are also made of plastic, silicone, ceramic, and enamelware.
The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.
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64 Comments
Leapy Lee
Way too easy for anyone who cooks!
Player
I have an aluminum colander that is old and a bit dented. It would have been tossed but it has sentimental value because my son used it as a helmet when he was a toddler.
Suzanne Aldridge
Iancompat, yes we do have colanders! I have a few,
Armadillo
Jeanette Mader, it's a very common and useful tool in many family homes and commercial kitchens as well.
Tamma Engel
Leapy Lee, Especially if you cook a lot of pasta!
Quiz Taker
Kevin Fox, Me too bud!
EL Sol Sale Para Todos
Ya ve no todos sabemos que es.
elfi b
Eine Frage und eine Antwort gleich !!! Was soll das ???
Jeanette Mader
I use it often when cooking.
harrisvonda
Love this
Kim Barnard
You would be surprised by how many don't know what it is
fahrgast
I thought it was part of the digestive system. Aren’t we supposed to have a colanderoscooy every few years!
Kevin Fox
Well, I know what a colander is, but I don’t know what a sieve is! I just know the colander wasn’t the other three options. We just call them “strainers” in this house.
Iancompat
We don't have colanders in England - only sieves!
ditprice
I chose sieve, but the sight chose a different answer!!!!! Very frustrating and not the first time!
emjhertel (Marilyn Hertel)
That is twice. I was charged with choosing an answer, before I even read them. Wonder how, or why that happens. The sad thing is, as a homemaker for 60 years and counting, I knew the answer.