Orange flamed brocante enamelled colander with a grey interior and two handles

Orange flamed brocante enamelled colander with a grey interior and two handles.

• Manufacturer: Dutch
• Manufacturing date: approx 1940 - 1950

Description
Orange flamed enamel colander with a grey interior and two horizontal handles. The colander has several perforated holes, 7 of which are per cartridge. At the bottom three bulges that serve as legs on which the colander rests. Often used for draining washed or cooked vegetables and fruits or pasta. Nice for a brocante or rural kitchen and still great to use.

Condition
Beautiful brocante colander in very good condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 11.5 cm.
• Width (with handles): 35 cm.
• Diameter: 28.5 cm.

A colander (or cullender) is a kitchen utensil used to strain foods such as pasta or to rinse vegetables. The perforated nature of the colander allows liquid to drain through while retaining the solids inside. It is sometimes also called a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve.

Conventionally, colanders are made of a light metal, such as aluminium or thinly rolled stainless steel. Colanders are also made of plastic, silicone, ceramic, and enamelware.

The word colander comes from the Latin colum meaning sieve.

Types of colanders

• Bowl- or cone-shaped – the traditional colander
• Mated colander pot.

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