I'll probably get flamed for this . . .

[taterguy]

I don't like colanders.

[shenmue]

1. How do you get the straggly bits of hot water out of your pasta?

[Chan790]

3. I usually use the pan-lid offset about 1/16".

Also, if you're doing it right you don't actually want all the water out, only about 97-99% of it.

The remaining 1-2Tsp. of water contains a fairly substantial amount of starch; if you're finishing and saucing in a saute pan, that starch remains as the water cooks off and adds a lovely creamy silky texture to your dish.

(This is the sort of amazing crap you learn growing up in a restaurant kitchen. I was observant and learned every damned thing one chef or another wanted to teach me.)

[fizzgig]

4. my pasta comes out so much better now that i do that

great trick

[blogslut]

18. Nice but not feasible for wee folk like me.

Turning over a pot-full of boiling hot water + pasta is just a second-degree burn waiting to happen.

Thanks for the bit of starchy water tip though. I'll just scoop out some of it before I drain my pasta in my colander.

[TK421]

38. I do the same thing, but only because I'm too lazy to clean my colander

[Wait Wut]

2. These people are not amused.

[IMG][/IMG]

[frogmarch]

5. Pastafarians? :-) nt

[taterguy]

7. THose people can bite me

[NutmegYankee]

6. Blasphemer! He will whip you with his noodley appendage!

You will however, be forgiven if you dress like a pirate.

[Autumn]

8. I'll probably get colandered for this . . .

I don't like flames.

[taterguy]

9. You probably suck at grilling

But I could be wrong.

[Autumn]

10. You most certainly are not wrong. I do suck at grilling.

That's why I married an awesome griller.

[bluesbassman]

11. Not flamed, just boiled.

Works better that way. I tried flame broiling some pasta and it turned out pretty crunchy. Stick with boiling and you'll be fine.

[GoCubsGo]

12. Why?

What did they ever do to you?

[taterguy]

24. I have my reasons

[pinboy3niner]

13. Well, the bard DID say the quality of mercy is not strained

[OriginalGeek]

14. I sieve vat you did zere...

[IdaBriggs]

36. DUZY!

[Duer 157099]

15. How do you know which day it is then?

[taterguy]

16. Did you read the fucking post?

I said that I didn't like colanders.

I didn't say that I didn't use them.

[Kaleva]

17. Why? Everyone above the age of 50 ought to get one.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. What did Colleen ever do to you?

[antiquie]

20. This Pastafarian is not offended; however,

occasionally I do as expected.

[pinboy3niner]

21. Long overdue in this case, if you ask me

[taterguy]

22. No one asked you

[whistler162]

23. Same here... you have to replace them

every 365 days or so.

[taterguy]

29. WHere the fuck do you get yours?

I haven't replaced mine in over ten years.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

25. I am not going to flame you.

You will get enough flames when you are burning in hell.

[sharp_stick]

26. sonofabitch

I knew it, I've been saying it in PM's for years but...ooooh I......

[Iggo]

27. That's going to put a strain on our friendship.

[orleans]

28. (no one ever does) n/t

[LiberalEsto]

30. Betcha didn't know that a colander is called a kurnsõel in Estonian

(and I believe they are used as sex toys)

[Tsiyu]

31. That's just stupid

Everybody knows you get boiled before you go in the colander.

And, yes, when all you steamy hot taters hit that metal you do lose a little flesh and then you get hosed, but it's not the damned colander's fault.

Stop blaming all your problems on everybody else. I'm sick of it.

[taterguy]

32. You just don't get it do you?

I don't like colanders because they're a pain in the ass to clean.

As others in this thread have stated: There are better methods of separating water from food.


The clue train. You need to hop aboard.

[Tsiyu]

33. Chugga Chugga Chooo Chooo!!!!!1!!1!1111!!11!!1!!!!!111

I only buy self-cleaning colanders.

Git yer Mama to buy you onemm.

Or ask the FSM to send you one for Rosh Hashanah

Geez.

[Kali]

34. just rinse it out after you get through "spraying your wheat"

then it won't get all crusty and disgusting.

[taterguy]

35. Spraying my wheat?

Not hip to the lingo.

What does that mean?

[mackerel]

37. Tell the dishwasher to clean it

[Joe Shlabotnik]

39. Perhaps you should upgrade to a pricier model

Might help extinguish the flaming sensation too.

[IMG][/IMG]

[taterguy]

40. Perhaps you should shut your piehole