colander

A colander or a draining spoon will give you lots of mini-eclipses, with the images projected on to the ground while you stand with your back to the Sun.

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

Demonstrating the technique in a video on social media, he clutches a blank piece of paper behind the colander he is holding up.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Consultant ophthalmologist David Jones said his top four tips were to use eclipse glasses, a pinhole, colander or a cereal box.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

My Swiss cheese brain, the one I’d so often compared to a hole-filled colander, actually remembered something.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Then we opened the cupboards: good knives, cookware in every shape and size, multiple colanders, and a generously stocked spice cabinet guests were welcome to use.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Wednesday's full eclipse may be something many of us remember for a long time: the special glasses, the colanders, and the eerie shadowing of the sun.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

At times she sat cross-legged, at times with legs splayed, surrounded by an array of colanders and shallow bowls of water in which she immersed her chopped ingredients.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri