FOOD GRADE STAINLESS STEEL 18/8 CONSTRUCTION: Our over the sink strainer is made of first class Stainless Steel 18/8 that is BPA free, Lead and Cadmium free. It is rust free and will never affect the taste of your food! Our heavy duty steel will never deform or bend as it?s 40% thicker than other colanders. | UNIVERSAL FIT: Our colander features sturdy expandable rubber grip handles that extend from 14 1/2" out to 22 1/2", which allows it be be used over or in most sinks. It has a mirror finished wide rimmed frame with resting feet on the bottom. | LARGE CAPACITY: Colander has a very large 13 1/2" by 9 1/2" basket, and this is the ideal size needed to handle most straining, draining, rinsing, sieving, sifting and filtering tasks. The baskets concave mesh net easily catches and sifts, strains or drains small ingredients. The resting legs also allow it to be set on a counter top and be used as a basket to hold or display fruits and vegetables. | MULTIPLE USES: Our oval colander basket strainer is great for sifting, filtering and straining out impurities and for breaking up clumps in both wet or dry ingredients. Sift flour, sugar and rice. Use for food preparation like rinsing and washing fruits, vegetables, grains and pastas. Strain thick or thin wet ingredients like sauces, lumpy gravy and soups. Excellent for draining cooked pastas. The uses are unlimited. | LIFETIME GUARANTEE: We are so confident in the quality of our colander that we offer you a lifetime guarantee. If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, get your money back, no questions asked.