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A colander drains, of course, not only pasta but any other ingredient cooked in water, or in its own moisture, such as spinach. Its usefulness doesn't stop there. When you slice and salt eggplants before cooking, the most convenient place to purge them of their bitter juices is around the inside of a colander. When using tomatoes that require draining in certain dishes, like stuffed tomatoes, they may be cut in half and placed along the inside face of a colander to let their excess moisture run off.
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