- Source: Colander
A colander (or cullender) is a kitchen utensil perforated with holes used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforations of the colander allow liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes called a pasta strainer. A sieve, with much finer mesh, is also used for straining.
Description and history
Traditionally, 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.
Types
Bowl- or cone-shaped – the usual colander
Mated colander pot – a colander inside a cooking pot, allowing the food to drain as it is lifted out
Other uses
The colander in the form of a pasta strainer was adopted as the religious headgear of the satirical religion Pastafarianism, which worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Colanders may be used during solar eclipses to project multiple small low-resolution images of a partial eclipse onto a flat surface for safe viewing.
See also
Chinois
Zaru
References
External links
Media related to Colanders at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of colander at Wiktionary
Colander vs Strainer
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sangku
- Revolusi Keynesian
- Laminaria
- Ekonomi arus utama
- Abba P. Lerner
- Daftar padanan istilah tata boga
- Colander
- Flying Spaghetti Monster
- LaTasha Colander
- Colander (disambiguation)
- David Colander
- Asia Carrera
- Anton Colander
- Sieve
- Callender
- Naomi Frederick
