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Inspectors found raw egg shells stored over ready-to-eat food, lettuce in a colander over a hand washing sink and a bag of rice on the floor of a storage room.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Folks with concerns about salt can plop the beans from the can into a colander.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Place beans in a colander and rinse with cold running water.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
Drain in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Folks with concerns about salt can plop the beans from the can into a colander.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
Place beans in a colander and rinse with cold running water.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Colander.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colander. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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