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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful.
Works well, but...
By NecrJoe
I bought it because of a segment on America's Test Kitchen where they say that this type of colander is their favorite: finely perforated metal, rather than plastic or mesh.

The strainer works really well. It is great for rice, Israeli couscous and angel hair and aborio pasta.

There are a couple issues I have:
1) The inside is smooth and easy to clean. The outside feels like a microplane and it's just shredding my sponges.
2) The base right should also have slots of holes, because otherwise the bottom fills in with water...or...if you put the colander over the drain, the ring blocks the water outside the ring from going down the drain and then the sink fills up. Probably not a big deal for people with nice new stainless steel sinks, but I've got an old stained ceramic sink. It's also the sink we use for rinsing the floor mop and paint brushes...I don't like food coming in contact with the sink, and that includes strained food soaking in sitting water in the sink.

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful.
Just as advertised
By KNS
This colander works just as advertised. Drains perfectly, all stainless steel, well designed, easy to clean. One note of clarification, however: the 12.9" width includes the handles, so the colander itself is actually 10" wide.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful.
SO Useful!
By Joan E. Wyjack
I have had this in my sink every single day since it showed up in the mail. It is the most useful piece of equipment I have and so easy to wash!
The basket is sturdy enough for even heavy things like potatoes but has small enough holes that angel hair pasta does not shimmy through.
It is a beautiful piece!