hahabogus wrote:
> Today I finnaly bought a digital instant read thermometer and a
> collapsible silicon colandar. I really hated the storage space the metal
> collandar took up in a cupboard and also figured it was time to go
> digital with my instant read thermometer.
>
> Almost bought a specialized garlic crusher...looked kinda like a
> stainless steel toilet paper holder cylinder with a section of gear
> teeth in the middle. But figured the side of my cleaver works well
> enough.
>
I have a "thing" about colanders. I just love them, and use highly
decorative ones that I can hang up on the wall. They're not just there
for decoration, I use them! I have 4 right now, cos I just bought 2
more this past weekend: the original ones are red and green, the newbs
are tangerine and lime. I had to be straight-jacketed to not buy the
turquoise, pink and purple ones.

I also have more utilitarian colanders - I have a long-handled one I
bought 20 years ago at Smart and Final (or Fart and Schminal as I like
to call it), in addition to about 4 different small "strainers" that I
use for various purposes. OH YEAH, and also a small "berry colander" a
dear friend who indulges my obsession gave me - I hang it on the wall
above the kitchen sink and use it a LOT for draining cans of things, etc.

TammyM, not looking for a 12-step colander program