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Meanings of colander in English
Bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food.
Synonyms
Examples for "cullender"
Examples for "cullender"
1
Take one pound of roasted yam, and rub it through a cullender.
2
Then drain it in a cullender from the salt, and wipe it dry.
3
Boil them till the pumpkin is soft enough to pass through a cullender.
4
When they are quite soft, drain them in a cullender, and mash them.
5
When it is quite soft, drain it dry, and mash it in a cullender.
1
Pour the mix into a large kitchen sieve lined with muslin.
2
"With an old kitchen sieve of Marion's."
Usage of colander in English
1
Let them dry and boil in salted water; drain in a colander.
2
Drain the beans in a colander and rinse under cold running water.
3
Place the mussels in a colander and rinse thoroughly under cool water.
4
When cooked, drain the potatoes in a colander and let cool slightly.
5
Set aside to cool and drain in a colander, then chop roughly.
6
Drain the noodles in a colander, and shake off any excess water.
7
Strain through a colander and stir in a tablespoonful of cold butter.
8
Drain the potatoes in a colander and then return to the saucepan.
9
Once pasta is cooked, drain and leave the noodles in the colander.
10
Today's product is the lovely-looking Ventu, a combination colander and serving bowl.
11
Drain the liquid through a colander or sieve, and skim it well.
12
Remove from the kettle and force through a sieve or a colander.
13
Drain in a colander, squeezing all of the liquid out and cool.
14
Press through a colander, measure and use the same amount of sugar.
15
Remove from the fire, rub through a colander and sweeten to taste.
16
Strain from it, through a hair sieve or colander, all the liquid.
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Russian
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Colander across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common