1.Professional Grade Mesh Colander Basket: Premium quality high performance over the sink oval stainless steel colander with a fine mesh net strainer basket and expandable handles. The colander features sturdy handles that extend from 14" out to 21", which allows it be be used over or in most sinks. It has a mirror finished wide rimmed frame with resting feet on the bottom. The rust-proof firm fine mesh keeps the baskets netting in shape while in use 2.Helping Hand To Prepare Food: Our oval colander strainer basket can rest over the sink with the handles extended or rest in the sink with the handles collapsed, so that your hands are free for you to focus on other things. This colander allows you to be more efficient in the kitchen, because you'll be able to cook faster, easier and with better results It's easy to clean and dishwasher safe. 3.Sift, Strain, Drain And Rinse: Colander has a very large 13" by 9" basket with a 6 quart capacity, and this is the ideal size needed to handle most straining, draining, rinsing, sieving, sifting and filtering tasks. The baskets concave mesh net easily catches and sifts, strains or drains small ingredients. The resting legs also allow it to be set on a counter top and be used as a basket to hold or display fruits and vegetables. 4.Multiple Uses: Our oval colander basket strainer is great for sifting, filtering and straining out impurities and for breaking up clumps in both wet or dry ingredients. Sift flour, sugar and rice. Use for food preparation like rinsing and washing fruits, vegetables, grains and pastas. Strain thick or thin wet ingredients like sauces, lumpy gravy and soups. Excellent for draining cooked pastas. The uses are unlimited.