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Using a slotted spoon or wire skimmer, remove and discard the large solids, then strain the stock through a chinoise or a colander lined with cheesecloth.
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Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Lift leeks into a colander, rinse and drain well.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
News of the spill sparked a mass volunteer effort, with up to a hundred people a day out on the beach, working with kitchen sieves, colanders and buckets in the initial days of the cleanup.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
BeFare Metal Colander Your plastic colander is another smart swap to make before the new year arrives.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
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Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Lift leeks into a colander, rinse and drain well.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
News of the spill sparked a mass volunteer effort, with up to a hundred people a day out on the beach, working with kitchen sieves, colanders and buckets in the initial days of the cleanup.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
BeFare Metal Colander Your plastic colander is another smart swap to make before the new year arrives.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Colander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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colander
noun
col·an·der
ˈkəl-ən-dər 
ˈkäl-
ˈkäl-
: a utensil with small holes for draining food
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