Multi-purpose deep basket design for rinsing, straining, steaming, blanching, par boiling, and reheating vegetables, pasta,spaghetti, noodles, fruits, egg, and dumplings. Great as pasta strainer, pasta boiling pot and vegetable broth pasta;Best for rehydrating dried food ingredients or reheating pasta and steamed food,Food Grade high quality stainless steel alloy: Corrosion And Rust Resistant;Deep round basket design measuring 6.3 top diameter, 4.7 bottom Diameter, basket length 5.9, handle Length 9, And Weighs 0.25kg ,Durable 6mm thick mirror-finish steel with smoothly polished medium-sized punched holes;Strong frame and ring construction: doesn't budge or get flimsy even with heavy contents ,Size of punched holes is good enough to blanch and strain frozen peas and diced carrots;Hook-edge wooden handle keeps it in place as it hangs in a deep pot when steaming or boiling food Designed with a heat-resistant natural wood handle for easy handling with hot food, Fits into most deep pots and cauldrons; convenient and easy to clean unlike mesh wire type strainers