Chef's Planet Measuring Colander review

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		Measuring Colander, Blue Manufacturer: Chef's Planet List price: $15 Dimensions: 6-3/4 x 5" x 5-1/4" Weight: 5 oz Composition: Plastic Other versions: White; Red Made In: China
Type: Kitchen tools: Colander
Color: Blue
Apparent goal:	kids	gift/registry	home kitchens	restaurants	everywhere
Intended audience:	novice	advanced beginner	good home cook	gourmet	professional
Diet/nutrition:	does not apply	scary	empty promises	helpful	essential
Green?:	not especially	neutral	mixed blessing	earth friendly	green!
Innovative:	step back	standing still	trendy	progress	genius
Problem solving:	no better	baby steps	solid steps	giant steps	a revelation
Competition:	outclassed	follower	in the pack	strong challenger	likely champ
Utility/Quality
Ease of use:	impossible	frustrating	OK	simple	child's play
Intuitive:	Ph.D. required	barely	logical	effortless	brilliant
Instructions:	missing	incomprehensible	adequate	unnecessary	excellent
Quality:	cheesy	questionable	good	years of service	impressive
Parts to lose:	inevitable	some/many	one-piece	self-storing	not a problem
Power source:	none	hands	batteries	outlet	green
Clean-up:	nightmare	wipe clean	soap & water	scouring pad	dishwasher (top)
Does it work?:	not at all	adequately	well	very well	perfectly
Availability:	airfare required	online	kitchen store	department store	supermarket
Packaging
Easy to open?:	impossible	maddening	tolerable	good	opens itself
Green?:	fills a landfill	huge waste	passable	minimal waste	impressive
Economy
Time saving:	time wasting	not really	modest	substantial	huge
Labor saving:	less efficient	marginal	a bit	noticeable	remarkable
Money saving:	money wasted	none	$	$$	$$$
Beats the old way:	worse	no change	better	definitely	entirely new
Where will it live?:	garage/attic	drawer	cabinet	countertop	elsewhere
Summary
Fulfills ambitions:	falls short	almost there	satisfies	exceeds	home run
How often used:	once/twice	≥daily	≥weekly	≥monthly	≥yearly/holidays
Worth the space?:	no	does not apply	w/unlimited space	w/limited space	absolutely
Need it?:	a luxury	discretionary	basic equipment	for serious cooks	get it
Value:	ouch!	a little pricey	worth splurging	on the money	a deal
Overall rating:	skip it	fair	good	very good	excellent
Comments: Why would you not put measuring lines on a colander? Rocket science, right? In this case, the draining holes double as the measuring lines. The colander measures from a quarter pint to 1-1/2 pints (1/2 cup to 3 cups), which is to say it's fairly small as colanders go, but ideal for berries, fruits, beans, legumes, mushrooms, etc. In one more bow to rocket science, the colander can be inverted and the bottom used to squeeze out and drain cans of tuna fish.

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