colander
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"If you hold the colander to the Sun and you look away from the Sun, protecting your eyes, you can make not just one picture of the Sun but a hundred all at once."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"The next best thing is a colander," Astronomer Royal for Scotland Catherine Heymans said - or any household object with small holes.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The holes in the colander will project a grid of crescent suns onto the ground.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead of straining vegetables and pasta, you can use a colander to achieve a similar effect to that of the pinhole projector.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Mama dumped a colander full of cleaned shrimp in a pot.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Aside from looking pretty, the pan has a built-in spoon and spatula rest and has a modular design that lets you nest steamer baskets and colanders.
From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021
War-ruined bathhouses are dotted around Aleppo’s Old City, their distinctive domes, punched like colanders with round apertures of colored glass, lying smashed, or looking down on rooms filled with rubble and garbage.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2019
Three professional-grade mixing bowls and two colanders make up this Epicurious set.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2019
The sculptures will take the form of trees, and will be created using common kitchen items including colanders, pots and pans.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2018
Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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