Bellemain Colander for Kitchen – 5 Qt Stainless Steel Strainer with Handle - 18/8 Pasta Strainer Bowl for Pasta, Spaghetti, Vegetables, Fruit, and Pot Draining - Stainless Steel Colander

The strainer holes are nice and small, so I am able to strain anything with this and don't have to worry about anything falling through the holes.The handles on the sides make it easy to grip and use, and the stand on the bottom is a game changer. I can leave this in the sink to strain my ingredients while I do other things, and the stand on the bottom keeps the actual strainer itself and the food inside from actually touching the sink or counter, so it's very sanitary.Exactly what I needed and was hoping to find something like this. Not cheaply made, very reasonable price, and very useful.

Wow. Just what I needed! I bought the double pack, one large/one small. After reading an article about how much lead is present in rice, and how cooking it like pasta was the best way to remove it, I started boiling my rice in a tall pasta pot. I regularly cook 2 cups of rice, twice a week. How to drain it from a pasta pot was tricky. I had been using a medium sized mesh strainer, but I needed to do it 3 times to get all the rice out, and it was still wet. This strainer was a godsend. The large one sat solidly in my sink, and a tip of the pot was all I needed to get 99.9% of the rice in, to drain. It drained immediately and completely, no shaking required, and not one cooked grain of medium size Sushi rice fell through the strainer into the sink.I also tried pouring dry rice in the smaller strainer and none fell through the holes. I believe you can use these to rinse rice with no issues. Teff, no

So I always thought a strainer was just a strainer, always had cheapy ones from Dollar Tree like places. This one is perfect...it's stainless steel, the holes are small, you can wash anything in it and drain the water. It washes easily, I've had no problems cleaning this one, stuff slides off. I love the non toxic, the fact that it's metal I don't have to worry if I leave it too close to a hot burner, boiling water is not going to disfigure it. It's durable and the 5 Qt size is perfect for a large pot of pasta. I will not ever go with another strainer. I bought this one as a 2nd one for a gift.

The Bellmain 5 qt stainless steel strainer is simply brilliant. It is very well made. Even the ring at the bottom, which lifts the strainer off the bottom of the sink, is well attached. The handles seem firmly attached as well. There is a 5-year warranty should these come loose. But the real magic is in the straining. The mesh allows liquids to pass though immediately. In the competitions' products, it takes a while for the liquids to pass though the holes. I had purchased Oxo strainers in the past. Oxo makes very good products at fantastic prices. But the Bellmain 5 qt stainless steel strainer outperforms Oxo by a wide margin. It is a pleasure to use and performs flawlessly, and 5 quarts is all the capacity I need. The Bellmain 5 qt Strainer is a joy to use.

This is not made in USA. It's lovely & AI question & answer said it was American made - what does it know!

I love these, seem well made and the small hole design works a lot better for some of my pasta

I love this! It's very sturdy and well balanced. Has not tipped over once! Love the handles and packaged well and shipped quickly!

Great Heavy Duty strainer, It's nice and Big and I'm happy to report that it is still Rust Free after months of use.