Customer Reviews

Dexas Silicone Pop Colander

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I've been going through my kitchen and getting rid of the various gizmos and gadgets one collects over the years. My hope is to have an uncluttered kitchen filled only with things I need. I had a whole stack of colanders and thought this collapsible silicon one would be a nice substitute. It certainly looks well made and stored easily. However, when the feet are open, they are 12 1/2 inches wide. I have a standard, two basin stainless steel sink and the sides round off into the bottom. The colander sits in the sink okay but when you pour stuff into it, the legs collapse because they are sitting on the rounded portion of the bottom. So, it is a great item but you need to make sure it fits your needs (and your sink!). I'll be returning mine and getting one that doesn't have such wide feet.

This a exactly what I needed. This quality, space-saving colander is perfect for limited cabinet space. I love the folding legs, as it leaves my hand free to help pour.

After 15 years our metal colander broke but we still we able to jerry-rig it and kept using it, but then we did a long distance move to a small home, so the broken one was relegated to the trash bin rather than transport it so far. Upon arriving at our new home I began to hunt for a colander and had trouble finding a stainless steel or high quality metal colander but I found this. My first impression was the collapsable design was perfect for our small kitchen with its little storage space. Kudos for that.

However, if a thing is not useful for its main purpose it stinks. There are two problems with the design of this product. First, the feet go out pretty wide and it appears larger than you realize. It barely fits in my sink. Second and worse, as I pour boiling water and pasta into the bowl, the food starts to fall off the sides and into the sink because the silicone requires weight pressing on it to open up and go downward. In order to not lose all our food I have to pour with a special slow technique, which is not always easy with a giant heavy pot of very hot, steaming water. I'm used to a metal colander that gets one, fast big dumping into.

It can also be a bit of a pain to clean if what you drained is messy such as fruit pieces with small leaves, that get caught in the moving silicone, as you wash it, it is moving around. Also since the food goes on the long legs you have to clean those up as well.

Update: a second problem is when pouring food out such as pouring pasta into a bowl the silicone pops flat and the food flies across the room, well at least a foot or more...

I loved the idea of it, but now even the others in my family are complaining. Now I am off to hunt down a stainless steel, durable old-fashioned colander. I haven't been able to find one in local stores but have found several options here on Amazon. Why didn't I think of Amazon before?

Update: We bought a stainless steel colander by OXO from Amazon and it is great. It has no legs so nests nicely inside a bowl in the cupboard while being stored so it doesn't hog space either.