TORO Plastic Strainer 18 cm

Product detailed description

The large TORO plastic colander – strainer with a diameter of 18 cm offers enough space for everyday straining, rinsing and sifting of larger quantities of ingredients. Thanks to its dimensions, you can use it for straining pasta, dumplings and cooked vegetables, rinsing rice, lentils, chickpeas and other pulses, or washing fruit and vegetables. The practical strainer also helps when straining stocks, sauces and fruit juices or draining the brine from larger cans. It also has its place in baking – the larger surface is ideal for sifting flour, icing sugar, cocoa or other powdered ingredients , removing any lumps and helping distribute them evenly. The lightweight plastic design is comfortable to hold, and the long handle makes handling over a cup, bowl or other container easier. On the opposite side there are two small practical hooks, which can be rested on the rim of a cup or bowl , providing a more stable position while straining. The handle and hook also allow the colander to be hung up easily after use. Its small size takes up almost no space, so it is readily available whenever you need to quickly rinse or drain just a few spoonfuls of ingredients.

Dimensions:

• diameter – 18 cm
• length incl. handle - 34 cm

Material:

• plastic

Colour:

• white

Use:

• household

Maintenance:

• dishwasher

Advice and tips

The 18 cm diameter is suitable for everyday family cooking. Use the colander, for example, when preparing a larger portion of pasta or dumplings , rinsing rice before cooking, or rinsing beans and chickpeas after removing them from brine. It is equally practical for strawberries, grapes, currants, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, lettuce or chopped vegetables – food can be rinsed directly in the colander and then left to drain.

When preparing homemade stock, you can rest the colander on a suitable container and strain the stock through it, separating vegetables, spices and other solid parts. It can similarly be used when preparing homemade juices, syrups or straining other liquid foods.

The large strainer surface is also well suited to baking. You can sift flour before preparing dough, aerating it and removing any lumps. Icing sugar or cocoa can easily and evenly be distributed over the larger surface of a bundt cake, pie, cake, pancakes or tray-baked cake.

After use, rinse the colander thoroughly, especially after working with flour, rice or thicker foods, so that their residues do not remain in the small holes.

Further sizes and designs for straining, rinsing and sifting can be found among strainers and colanders , where you can choose a suitable helper for small kitchen tasks and preparing larger family portions. Lovers of loose-leaf tea will also appreciate practical tea infusers , which together with favourite mugs make preparing every cup of tea more enjoyable.

If you use the strainer when preparing cakes, also see baking utensils and baking tins, with which you can easily prepare bundt cakes, pies, cakes and other homemade treats, finishing them with a fine layer of icing sugar or cocoa. When cooking homemade soups and hearty stocks, a sufficiently large stock pot , from which you can then easily separate vegetables, spices and other solid parts using the strainer.

As the strainer often begins its work during measuring and preparing ingredients, practical additions to the kitchen also include containers for flour, sugar and pasta , which help keep basic foods neatly stored and ready for further cooking and baking.