What’s an Over Sink Colander?

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A strainer over the sink is just what it sounds like – a strainer that fits over the sink. It is designed to hang over the sink so the cook’s hands are free. There are many different styles of over the sink dish racks available to suit every kitchen and cook.

A very popular type of over the sink strainer is an oval mesh stainless steel basket with an extendable handle on each side. Just slide each handle so the trash can hangs securely over your kitchen sink. These types of over-the-sink colanders often hold a lot of pasta or fruits and vegetables.

For those who don’t like a colander that takes up a lot of space in their kitchen cabinet, a foldable over the sink colander offers a space-saving option. This type of colander is thick just like the oval-mesh stainless steel basket type described above, but the extendable handles are usually thicker and made of plastic rather than metal. They form a kind of frame around the mesh basket and the mesh basket twists and folds into the frame for storage. The flat, collapsed, collapsible over colander can be stored just about anywhere in the kitchen, including in a rack used for cookie pans and jelly tubs.

An over-the-sink dish rack offers an alternative to trying to hold a hot pot in one hand and tilt the lid in the other to drain water from cooked pasta or boiled potatoes. This method often leads to burning hands and/or the paste in the sink. Colanders that sit inside the sink can tip over when a large amount of pasta is added.

Over the sink, colanders are great for washing fruits and vegetables because they can hang right under the water tap. The water can be turned on to rinse the product as excess water escapes through the holes in the strainer mesh. When the water is turned off, the washed products can be drained into the colander before use.

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