Colanders

In the kitchen, at the playground, and in the bath -- colanders are one handy item!

From Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things

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Prevent grease splatters

Sick of cleaning grease splatters on the stovetop after cooking your famous burgers? Prevent them by inverting a large metal colander over the frying pan. The holes will let heat escape but the colander will trap the splatters. Be careful! The metal colander will be hot -- use an oven mitt to remove it.

Heat a pasta bowl

Does your pasta get too cold too fast? To keep it warm longer, heat the bowl first. Place a colander in the bowl, pour the pasta and water into the colander, and let the hot water stand in the bowl for a few seconds to heat it. Pour out the water, add the pasta and sauce, and you're ready to serve.

Keep berries and grapes fresh

Do your berries and grapes get moldy before you've had a chance to enjoy their sweet taste? To keep them fresher longer, store them in a colander, not a closed plastic container, in the refrigerator. The cold air will circulate through the holes in the colander, keeping them fresh for days.

Corral bathtub toys

Don't let the bathtub look like another messy toy box. After each bath, corral your child's small playthings in a large colander and store it in the tub. The water will drain from the toys, keeping them ready for next time, and the bathtub will stay tidy.

Use as sand toy

Forget spending money on expensive sand toys for your budding archeologist. A simple inexpensive plastic colander is perfect for digging at the beach or in the sandbox.

Use as template for perfect circle

Need to draw a perfect circle? Forget tracing around cups or using cumbersome compasses. Every CD provides two circle sizes -- trace around the inner hole or the outer circumference.