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the bowl that lets the water go so the good stuff can stay.
means A kitchen tool, usually a perforated or mesh bowl, that separates liquids from solids by letting the liquid drain through while holding the food back.
from From the verb "strain," which came through Old French "estraindre" from Latin "stringere," meaning to draw tight, bind, or press — the same root behind "stringent" and "strict." The sense slid from squeezing and pressing to forcing liquid through a barrier, and the "-er" simply names the thing that does the straining.
- ancient design
- Egyptians strained beer through perforated clay thousands of years ago
- colander origin
- Name comes from Latin colare, meaning to sieve
- pasta crown
- Worn as a helmet by a few defiant goofballs
- physics trick
- Holes too small for solids, too big for liquids
- religious loophole
- Pastafarians wear them for official ID photos legally
for instance
oxo good grips strainer — best-selling kitchen strainer with over 1 million sold annually since 1990s
ateco double mesh strainer — professional baking strainer with 200+ micron mesh used by pastry chefs