Colander

A colander (or cullender) is a kitchen utensil perforated with holes used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables.^[1] 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.

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.^[2]

The word colander comes from the Latin colum, meaning sieve.^[1]

• 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^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5][6]

• Chinois
• Zaru

• Media related to Colanders at Wikimedia Commons
• The dictionary definition of colander at Wiktionary
• Colander vs Strainer

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