As a rule, in order to drain the water from the pan, where the noodles were boiled , a colander or at least a strainer is required. Some craftsmen recommend draining the liquid through a narrow gap between the pot and the lid, placing a spoon stalk between them. But all these methods are either quite dangerous, or they lead to the formation of a mountain of dishes.
Alternative to colander
Now you can not worry about how to drain the water because there is a pan with holes for cooking macaroni, which is designed specifically for safe work in the kitchen and greatly facilitates the work of the hostess.
Pots for pasta with holes are of different volumes and they are made of different materials, which ultimately affects their cost:
- The most budgetary ones are enamelled and stainless steel pans that have several rows of holes in the lid on one side. Most often, such a lid is not fixed in any way and it needs to be kept tucked.
- An inexpensive option will be a pan for cooking macaroni with an insert of fine stainless steel or aluminum. It is slightly smaller in volume than the pan itself, and has two handles, for which it is removed from the main container, in which the water remains, while in the insert remain strained pasta. Such an insert can fit in any large pan, which makes it universal.
- The most expensive option is a pasta cooking pot made of carbon steel. This dish belongs to the premium class, as evidenced by its price. This saucepan is thick-walled with non-stick coating and is suitable for all types of plates, including induction. In this model, the lid is tightly fixed with a clip, which eliminates the ingress of boiling water into your hands. The holes in such a pan can be along the entire perimeter of the lid or only on one side.
Pans for pasta cooking are not only for this product - they can be used for cooking potatoes and any other vegetables that need to drain the water after cooking.