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ExcelSteel 242 5-Quart Stainless Steel Colander

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Constructed in durable stainless steel
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Mirror polished finish for high shine
Lightweight stainless steel for easy handling

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Product description

Size:5-Quart

This 5QT Colander is constructed in high quality stainless steel with large handles to make carrying food comfortable and easy. The sturdy base allows it to rest easily on the countertop or sink. Rinse your salads, vegetables, and fruits in this multi-purpose colander. Easy to clean, use and a must have in the kitchen.

Product information

Size:5-Quart

Product Dimensions

13.5 x 5.2 x 13.5 inches

Item Weight

12 ounces

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12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Manufacturer

ExcelSteel

ASIN

B00555ETXY

Item model number

242

Customer Reviews

732 customer reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars

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#7,485 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
#17 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Colanders & Food Strainers > Colanders

Date first available at Amazon.com

June 9, 2011

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Ben

DO NOT BUY!!! VERY POOR QUALITY!!!

June 17, 2017

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

Strainer is bent on bottom - either bad packaging or broken beforehand - DO NOT BUY!!!

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Erik

Child's Toy not for proper kitchen use

March 14, 2013

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

This colander falls into the disappointing category. In fact, the only redeeming quality to this product is the price. Once you get it out of the box, you realize that the box is sturdier and weighs more than the colander. The base is loose and the bottom pops in and out of place. The one I received also came with some sort of coal like black residue on it. I am not sure but think this should go in as a child's toy and not an actual kitchen gadget. If you are looking for a quality colander look elsewhere.

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Good quality and large size

May 18, 2016

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

This strainer is of good quality steel and really big size too. I use it to strain pastas,noodles, washing veggies,mushrooms. Works great!

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Skip

Black Helicopter-proof!

February 9, 2016

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

It started a few months ago. I could hear them... circling. How could I tell they were there for me? I could HEAR them IN MY HEAD. It was the CIA, or worse, the NSA in their black helicopters. What did they want??!? I don't know, and now, thanks to this colander, they won't get it! I tried several different ones, and some of them needed aluminum foil to be really effective, but not this one! I found this colander to be both effective *and* comfortable - and that's hard to find these days. I was a little concerned that it appears to have been made in China (what isn't these days, amIright?) because the Chinese have been known to but snooper chips into things, but I don't see where they could have done that to this colander.

As a bonus, it works great for draining my spaghetti.

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One hand clapping!

May 2, 2013

Size: 3-QuartVerified Purchase

A colander with a handle is such a simple idea...and such a good one. You can rinse your fruits and veggies and only need one hand to hold the thingy, leaving the other free to turn the tap on and off, wave at a neighbor through the kitchen window, shoo the cat, or whatever you like. There is another handle...the usual little grip-style, on the opposite side, so when you're dealing with something heavy, like when draining a big bunch of cooked pasta, you can use two hands for added stability.

The colander has a nice wide ring base, so it won't tilt if you place it in the sink. How frustrating is it to watch a portion of spaghetti or those expensive out of season blueberries toddle down the drain when your draining or rinsing!

The ExcelSteel Colander is nice looking too. If you have one of those kitchen racks, you could certainly mount this there. The handle does mean it takes up a little more storage room than the ordinary short handled variety, but that's a small price to pay for the added convenience.

Speaking of small prices, that $17.17 price tag for the 3 quart size isn't exactly tiny. For some reason the 5-quart version is, as of this writing, about $4 cheaper, at a bargain price of $13.47. The 3 quart is fine for my purposes, but I cook for one or two most of the time. But if you want the most bang for your buck, or have a larger group sitting around your kitchen table, opting for the bigger and less expensive version makes sense. It's not so much bigger that it's going pose a greater storage problem.

My grandmother, who came from Poland, spoke very little English. When her colander broke, she trudged to the store and, not seeing what she needed, asked the man for a "Noodle Stop, Water Go." He figured it out.

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Inspector Gadget

Rusted before I ever got to use it

April 27, 2017

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

I purchased this product in anticipation of moving into my new house. It was fine when I received it. I kept it in the plastic wrapping, in a box, inside of a temperature-controlled room. By the time I went to unpack it a couple of months later, it was already beginning to rust! I was outside of the return period and didn't really feel like dealing with it, so I ended up just throwing it away. I can't imagine a replacement would have lasted long, anyway.

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Fenix825

A great value and it gets the job done!

October 2, 2015

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

When our plastic colander broke, we turned to Amazon in order to find something a bit sturdier. I read many of the reviews and chose this product. It's very sturdy and the holes are spread apart where it allows for easy draining without losing any pasta. I used to have to worry about my pasta falling out of my old colander, but not this one! I like the sturdy flat bottom that rests nicely in my sink to allow for me to pour my pasta in without trying to juggle the colander as well to keep it straight.

As others have said, the water will tend to pool at the bottom of your sink due to the lack of bottom holes. To me, that's the one thing I would improve, but it's not a deal breaker. I just lift the colander up and shake out all of the water. All in all, this is a good product and I am satisfied with my purchase.

I purchased this item at full price.

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S. Rowell

Quite the Va!ue

May 13, 2017

Size: 5-QuartVerified Purchase

The colander I received is very large and made of beautiful, shiny stainless steel. It also has a substantial weight, and is quit thick, it seems to me, and not at all lightweight or flimsy as stated by some reviewers. Perhaps they received a different product. Made in India. I did not quite expect such a high quality item, especially for the price. I definitely recommend this colander, unless you need to save space, as it is quite large.

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Most recent customer reviews

Just what I needed. As expected, Good price

Published 5 days ago

Elizabella

Shiny, new colander 😊

Love it! It is durable, not cheaply made, and a great change from the plastic one I had used for years.

Published 9 days ago

atlas

I love the size of this colander

I love the size of this colander. I've hand-washed it, along with put it in the dishwasher, and so far, there's been no discoloring that happens with some stainless steel that has...Read more

Published 13 days ago

lisa f

Five Stars

Perfect

Published 17 days ago

Fixer550

Great collainder.

This is a great collainder. When pouring food into it, it keeps the food up and away from any germs that may be in the sink. It has heft and does not feel like a cheap.Read more

Published 24 days ago

Barbara Gilmore

One Star

Not many holes in the bottom area

Published 24 days ago

bizzy

it's okay. not horrible but not perfect either.

it doesn't drain the water as easily as it should....

Published 27 days ago

Amazon Customer

Doesn't drain all the water

The water doesn't completely drain because the inside bottom is flat and there is not enough drainage holes.

Published 28 days ago

Maddie

I wanted a colander that could be put back into the pot and not melt like a plastic one

Solid, I wanted a colander that could be put back into the pot and not melt like a plastic one.

Published 1 month ago

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