colander stand-ins

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what have you used in place of a colander? tonight i tried a coffee filter.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:25 (twenty years ago)

Did your colander simply up and leave?
Did you never own one?
What happened?

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:32 (twenty years ago)

My vegetable steamer insert doubles as a colander all the time. Also, forks.

― lyra (lyra), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:37 (twenty years ago)

hole punch a ziplock bag?

― captin crunchheart (dr g), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:38 (twenty years ago)

saucepan lid held close to edge of saucepan, it's not ideal, but it'll do

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:39 (twenty years ago)

Cheesecloth; skillet spatter guard; paper towels (for draining whey off of yogurt).

― I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:43 (twenty years ago)

the clear plastic bit from inside a salad spinner, a tiny insufficient wire sieve, and once i used a wifebeater to strain carrot juice

― minna (minna), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:44 (twenty years ago)

Yeah lid lifted up a smidge on the saucepan is a common one - tho not easy if it isnt a good fitting lid or the pot is really heavy.

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:47 (twenty years ago)

Can't believe you punks are too cheap for a (seperate) $5 colander....

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:51 (twenty years ago)

a rake

― captin crunchheart (dr g), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:52 (twenty years ago)

yeah, spelling mistakes included...!

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 31 October 2005 00:53 (twenty years ago)

I'm not too cheap for a colander. I own a colander, and I bet it's better than your colander. But sometimes colander utilisation involves going into the cupboard. And I don't want, or need, to put myself through that sort of stress

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 31 October 2005 01:00 (twenty years ago)

Can't believe you punks are too cheap for a (seperate) $5 colander....

My kitchen is the size of a teensy shoebox. No room for fancy extra stuff when vegetable steamer thingies work as well.

― lyra (lyra), Monday, 31 October 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Tennis racket? Pantyhose? Cheesecloth? Sponges? An afro?

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Monday, 31 October 2005 01:03 (twenty years ago)

Things that have only one use need to go. Strainers double as flour sifters, corn-on-the-cob pegs go in the trash, cast iron skillets make good weapons, etc. I'm thinking about throwing away my toaster and buying a good toaster oven because I can't bake a potato in the toaster.

― I do feel guilty for getting any perverse amusement out of it (Rock Hardy), Monday, 31 October 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

I don't own a colander because a wire sieve works well. I also use it as a sifter and as a strainer for berry and tomato purees. I've used wet floursack toweling (not terribly successful), a slotted spoon (reverse procedure of removing the veg from the water rather than the water from the veg - tedious), the steamer insert from the rice cooker (small and the holes are too big).

― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 31 October 2005 01:34 (twenty years ago)

"Things that have only one use need to go."

A colander makes an excellent space helmet, you know.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 31 October 2005 04:49 (twenty years ago)

My last place of employment had an unnecessarily large number, so I never had this problem. Though, whenever I saw the stack, I would think to myself, "that's an ass-load of colanders." It tended to make me chuckle.

― chrisco (chrisco), Monday, 31 October 2005 04:51 (twenty years ago)

http://kenscolander.blogspot.com/2002_09_08_kenscolander_archive.html

― we've done colanders, Monday, 31 October 2005 08:23 (twenty years ago)

I avoid the lack of colander problem by owning three of them.

― Come Back Johnny B (Johnney B), Monday, 31 October 2005 09:44 (twenty years ago)

I solved the space issue by buying this beauty, which folds flat

http://www.connox.de/media/normann-copenhagen/Normann-Copenhagen-Strainer-gelb.jpg

― Vicky (Vicky), Monday, 31 October 2005 09:55 (twenty years ago)

finally, a new reason to hold on to all those trucker hats you bought in 2002!

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 31 October 2005 15:03 (twenty years ago)

How many forks, lyra?

― Markelby (Mark C), Monday, 31 October 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

xxxpost wow someone remembered that blog!

yes, guys, don't ever replace colanders. they have feelings too :(

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 31 October 2005 15:07 (twenty years ago)

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