colander
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Meera Daby and her family were using a colander because the glasses had sold out.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
People could also watch safely by projecting an image of the sun onto a white card using a telescope, a cereal box pinhole viewer, or even a kitchen colander.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
A kitchen colander is one way to indirectly observe the eclipse.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Her meals were left covered with a colander at the top of the stairs.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
People across Kent, Surrey and Sussex brought out solar glasses, improvised pinhole cameras and kitchen colanders to watch the celestial event.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
It’s an invitation to all of us: To put on our colanders, take up our kitchen implements and give ourselves over to make-believe.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
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
Brimming bowls and colanders lined the countertop, spices and pastes were measured and blended, and eventually a collection of broths simmered over periwinkle flames on the stove.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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