Polder Steamer/Strainer Colander
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multi-use product to help a kitchen clean and neat
Excellent product! Love, love, love it so much. Many people ask me where to buy it...
March 14, 2012
Great Item
I used the collander to steam vegetables. It is a big collander so can do vegetables such as asparagus. that is the type of vegetable my family cares about. Did a good job with this. It is what I expected.
February 16, 2011
Best Hard Boiled Eggs...Over & Over again!
I did not buy the basket to use as a steamer or as a colander, rather, to make perfect hard boiled eggs! My husband & I enjoy watching old cooking shows. Julia Child had a show on 'hard eggs' and used a 'french salad basket' for 'perfect eggs, EVERYTIME!" This submersible, metal basket is the closest I've seen to what she used. The open weave is large enough to allow the water easy passage in and out of the basket, yet small enough to boil any vegetable or beans (except french lentils...very small and might get caught in the weave.) I have tried various methods to make an egg with a soft white, and cooked yolk, but could not find a method that consistently yielded eggs without rubbery whites and/or overcooked, grey/green rimmed yolks. But this basket works great! TO COOK A HARD BOILED EGG: Bring water to a boil, place room temp eggs in one layer on bottom of basket (I use large eggs), place basket in pot, control heat to bring water to simmer, once simmering then set timer for 11 minutes AND monitor uncovered pot for a constant simmer. After 11 minutes, remove basket from pot, first lightly crack each egg shell, then place in cold running water until eggs are cool enough to handle. These eggs are competely cooked, no overdone ring around the yolk, and are simple & easy to peel. Let cool completely before cutting. Hurray Julie Child! Hurray Polander!
January 20, 2011
Too tall and narrow...
...yet too wide and short. Makes an inadequate colander given its tall narrow profile. And yet, it makes a bad steamer/past insert since it does not fit down into an 8 quart stockpot. I am not sure for what task this product was designed.
FYI: The basket is 9-7/16" across at the top. My two stock pots are both around 9" inside diameter. So it does not drop all the way into the pots. Additionally, the handle sticks out 1-9/16" past the edge of the top, making it it difficult to put a lid on the pot, even if it did fit down inside.
The basket is 7 7/16" tall.
November 2, 2011
No Rust
The stainless steel adds elegance to my kitchen and most significantly, it does NOT RUST. Never have I had such a durable, functional strainer: its feet elevate and support the basket as water drains after rinsing vegetables or pasta; its basket, while flexible keeps its shape, and it easily fits in the dishwasher. I even ordered a second for use on days when cook in bulk and freeze entrees.
August 12, 2011
Best steamer/strainer I have purchased. I like the fact that it stands inside the sink and I do not have to hold it while I pour the pasta out.
May 27, 2011
Very handy to have
This is a really nice colander to have in your kitchen. It's pretty big, but in a large pot it's not a problem. It's plenty big enough to hold your pasta, corn on the cob, etc... and I love the good sized handle to pull it out of the pot with. Another nice feature is the small feet on the bottom. The size of this colander really is both a 'pro' and a 'con'; the size is great for doing large amounts of food, but at the same time, the size is a pain when it comes to storing the colander. I'd still buy it again though.
April 18, 2011
Too big
This strainer is too big to use as advertised. Because it flares out at the top and is quite tall, it is only usable in my very largest stock pot. Although I have opted to keep it, dimentions should have appeared somewhere in the description.
February 11, 2011