| A food strainer is a very valuable tool to have in the | | | | The sieve part of the strainer sometimes |
| kitchen. It can do so many different things to help in the | | | | encompasses the entire strainer but in some cases |
| preparation of meals. Many different kinds of foods | | | | the sieve part only goes up so high on the strainer |
| are prepared using water. The food is either boiled in | | | | than the strainer becomes solid. |
| the water or it is cooked in some other kind of fluid. In | | | | Materials |
| many cases the food needs to be separated from the | | | | Several different types of materials are used to make |
| liquid it was cooked in to be served. | | | | the various models of strainers. There are stainless |
| Using a food strainer is simply the easiest way to | | | | steel models that are made out of one hundred |
| separated solid food from a liquid. Think in the terms of | | | | percent stainless steel. There are plastic models that |
| pasta and boiling water. You certainly can not take | | | | are made out of composite plastic materials. Some |
| pasta straight from boiling water and put it on the table | | | | models are made out of aluminum. |
| you need to strain the majority of the water out. | | | | Most all of these models have hard plastic handles. |
| How It Works | | | | The hand held models usually are made of thin |
| There are a couple of different kinds of food strainer | | | | screening with a long handle. The collapsible models |
| models. There is a hand held variety that usually has a | | | | are almost always made of plastic. |
| very long handle for safety purposes, there is the type | | | | The Cost |
| that is collapsible that sits in the sink and then there is | | | | You can find a food strainer for fewer than ten dollars |
| the type that sits in the sink but is not collapsible. | | | | of course the larger the strainer the more expensive it |
| All of the models have one thing in common | | | | will be. Consider what you will be using the strainer for, |
| regardless what material they are made from they will | | | | if you need a place to rinse off large items like salad |
| have a sieve at the sides and the bottom. This is a | | | | greens and fruits you may want to invest in a larger |
| tightly woven area that will only allow liquids to pass | | | | food strainer, if not than a hand held model will |
| through, but will keep solids within the strainer. | | | | probably be perfect for you. |