Fine Mesh Skimmer with Wooden Handle

A stainless steel skimmer with a fine perforated bowl and a long wooden handle. It does the job a colander can't: lifting food out of the pot instead of tipping the pot out over the sink, so the cooking water or the oil stays where it is.

The fine mesh catches small things a slotted spoon lets through — noodles, dumplings, blanched greens, the scum that rises on a stock. The wooden handle stays cool over a rolling boil, which a bare metal handle doesn't.

Why you'll love it

• Lifts, doesn't pour — take the food out and keep the water or oil.
• Fine perforations — holds noodles, dumplings and small vegetables.
• Wooden handle — stays cool over a boiling pot.
• Skims as well as strains — clears foam and fat from stocks and soups.

Details

• Material: stainless steel bowl, wooden handle
• Ideal for: pasta, noodles, dumplings, blanching, frying, skimming stock

Wash the handle by hand and dry it straight away. Wood left soaking in the sink is what splits it.