Stainless Steel Rice Washing Bowl

A stainless steel bowl with a band of fine drainage holes and a pouring lip on one side. Swirl the rice in water, tip the bowl, and the cloudy water runs out through the holes while the grains stay put — no sieve, no cupped hand over the rim, no rice down the plughole.

Washing rice until the water runs clear is what stops it cooking into a sticky mass, and it takes three or four changes of water. A bowl that drains itself turns that from a chore into thirty seconds. It works just as well for lentils, quinoa, berries and salad leaves.

Why you'll love it

• Tilt to drain — water out, grains in.
• Fine holes — small enough to hold rice and quinoa.
• Wash and soak in one bowl — the base is solid.
• Stainless steel — won't stain, crack or hold smells.

Details

• Material: stainless steel
• Feature: side drainage holes with pouring lip
• Ideal for: rice, quinoa, lentils, beans, berries, salad leaves

Rub the rice gently between your fingers on the first wash. That first cloudy water carries most of the surface starch.