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Also known as kitchen sieve, cullender, pasta strainer

thumb|300x300px|Vitreous enamel|Enamelled colander (collection Museum of Industry Ghent) A colander or cullender is a kitchen utensil perforated with holes used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforations of the colander allow liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes called a pasta strainer. A sieve, with much finer mesh, is also used for straining.