Review on 🧺 Inomata Japanese Washing Strainer Quart: Perfect Solution for Efficient Washing and Straining by Cornelius Mosley

There are two versions of the Inomata Japanese Rice Bowl with Strainer and I've bought both. Below I will describe them and highlight the differences: FUNCTION: These bowls are designed to rinse rice before cooking and they do it very well. Rinsing rice is one of those tricky activities where you can't use a traditional colander because the holes can be too big and the rice will go through, and in a standard bowl it's difficult to pour out all the water without scooping up some of the rice pour along with the rice. That. You can use these bowls to rinse other things like beans, faro, fruits or vegetables. You may or may not get good results with smaller grains such as quinoa, as quinoa is quite small. Both shells are made in Japan from polypropylene and are stamped "PP” on the underside. They specify a minimum temperature of -20 °C (-4 °F) and a maximum of 120 °C or 248 °F. According to Wikipedia, polypropylene melts at 171 °C or 340 °F. Since water boils at 100°C or 212°F, you could theoretically use it as a pasta colander (as many customers have requested), but it drains so slowly you wouldn't want it. I've also heard that polypropylene can be damaged (cosmetically) by prolonged contact with boiling water, so I didn't want to test that. The small bowl is inserted into the large bowl, albeit not completely. Both bowls have a reinforced hole in the handle (if you can call it that, it's really just a small tab) that can be used for hanging if you have a small hook. Note the dimensions of each bowl listed in the description, with the small bowl listed as 2 liters or 8 cups and the large bowl listed as 2.5 liters or 10 cups. Note that the standard "cup" for measurement in the United States is 8 fluid ounces, or about 236.6 milliliters. Most rice cookers come with their own measuring cups, designed to measure a serving of rice, which by US standards is typically smaller than the regular "cup". My Zojirushi, for example, came with two cups, one for white rice (which actually holds 180ml, or just over 6 fl oz, or a generous ¾ cup) and one for brown rice (which actually holds 171ml, or about 5.7ml ). Liquids). ounces or just under ¾ cup). I measured each bowl's capacity in regular fluid ounces by covering each bowl with plastic wrap and then filling it with water. More on this test below. SMALL BOWL (2 liters): This bowl is 8" in diameter, 6" in height, and 6" in diameter at the base. The small bowl has no holes in the bottom, only drainage holes in the spout. If this bowl were solid and filled to the brim, it would hold 8.5 glasses of water. To use it for its intended purpose, you don't want to fill it up that high because you'll spill the rice trying to flush it out. You can wash a maximum of about 8 (regular American cups) cups of rice in this bowl, 5-7 would be more convenient (7-9 "rice cooker" measuring cups!). Because this bowl has no holes in the bottom, you can leave some water if you have a reason to soak something in the bowl. You can do this by filling the bowl with 4 cups before it overflows from the spout. LARGE BOWL (2.5 liters): This bowl is 8.5 inches in diameter, 6 inches in height, and 6 inches in base diameter. This bowl has small holes in the bottom in addition to the drainage holes in the spout. When opened, these holes have the diameter of a large paper clip. The base is raised slightly higher than the small bowl to allow drainage. If this bowl were solid and filled to the brim, it would hold 10.5 glasses of water. To use it for its intended purpose, you don't want to fill it up that high because you'll spill the rice trying to flush it out. A maximum of 9-10 (common in the US) cups of rice can be washed in this bowl, 6-8 cups comfortably (10-12 "rice cooker" measuring cups!). Because this bowl has holes in the bottom, all the water will eventually drain out and you won't be able to soak anything in it. However, I would like to point out that the holes on the bottom are very small and drain slowly, so you don't need a constant strong jet of water to rinse. In fact, they're so small that the bowl can hold a shallow pool of water because the weight of about ½ inch of water doesn't create enough pressure to drain completely through the holes. When opened, the holes have the diameter of a large paper clip. I hope this review helps anyone interested in purchasing these bowls. I couldn't decide and as they were a good price I bought both but if I had to do it again and only have to buy one I would choose the larger one with the holes at the bottom as it is more functional. (and fits a little more without taking up much space).