You’ve been using colanders WRONG! The TikTok kitchen hack dividing users

You’ve been using colanders WRONG! The TikTok kitchen hack dividing users

  • According to a TikToker, the way we’ve been tipping out the water is all wrong
  • A social media user has gone viral for showing users the ‘right way’ 

There’s surely only one way to use a colander, right? 

From draining past, boiled veg and potatoes to washing your salad, a colander is a staple in the kitchen.

But according to one TikToker, there’s a much better way to use the implement.  

Social media user @cookingcards has gone viral for showing users the 'right way' to use this product

But according to TikTok, the basic way we’ve been tipping out the water from our colander it is all wrong. Social media user @cookingcards has gone viral for showing users the ‘right way’ to use this product

Social media user @cookingcards has gone viral for showing users their prefered way to use this product, with many viewers saying that the method is ‘actual genius’.

However, others have been left divided by the hack, saying that it will leave food ‘all sticky’ and full of bacteria. 

Normally, you’d pour whatever’s in your pan along with the water into a colander that has been placed in the sink, allowing the water to drain freely. 

However, in the video has been liked over 60,000 times, the TikToker has left users mind-blown.

They captioned the post: ‘How to use a colander the right way,’ as thousands of viewers commented on the clip. 

Instead of draining the water the traditional way, they placed the colander over the saucepan, like a lid, and used it to drain the water into the sink.

But it should be noted that this hack will only if your colander is about the same size as the pan you’re using. 

And, if you use a large amount of pasta, for example, then this trick might not be for you as it might be hard to hold down the colander without squishing the food.

Despite the apparently genius new method, TikTok users have been divided, with some leaving reviews.

While some people were left in awe at the trick, commenting ‘OMG,’ and ‘NO WAY.’

Instead of draining the water the traditional way, the TikToker placed the colander over the saucepan, like a lid

Instead of draining the water the traditional way, the TikToker placed the colander over the saucepan, like a lid

Despite the apparently genius new method, some TikTok users have been divided, and commented on the video with mixed reviews

It should be noted that this hack will only if your colander is about the same size as the pan you're using

Despite the genius new method, some TikTok users have been divided, and commented on the video with mixed reviews

If you use a large amount of pasta, for example, then this trick might not be for you as it might be hard to hold down the colander

If you use a large amount of pasta, for example, then this trick might not be for you as it might be hard to hold down the colander

A third wrote: ‘Omg I didn’t even know this myself.’ 

And one person commented saying: ‘If you do that the pasta can get all sticky.’ 

Another concerned user put: ‘That base was in your bacteria filled sink and you then put it over your pasta.’ 

One person was left concerned about just how safe the hack is, as they said: ‘More risk of getting a scald the way your doing it.’

While another wrote: ‘What do I do if my pan is full of pasta. like I’m making 8 people’s worth.’ 

And another cook said that they would prefer to keep some of the pasta water. They commented: ‘Whys no one mentioning the wasted pasta water.’

Commenters were also asking why the colander is bowl-shaped if it’s not intended to be used in the usual way, and that colanders could be flat if this method were the was meant to be the right one. 

They wrote: ‘Why does it have a stand then,’ as another put: ‘Then why is there a stand on the bottom?’.



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