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Cooking & Baking

Yonnie3

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2. My father purchased a pasta pot that had a colander that fit in it.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 09:12 AM

May 2018

He would lift the strainer and place it in another pot to finish draining. That way he avoiding carrying the pot of hot water.

I don't know about hotplates, sorry.

Edit: I see someone else made the same suggestion. My fingers keep hitting the keys in the wrong order. My hands not so good this morning, so slow going.

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EDITED. Need advice on a hot plate brands [View all] irisblue May 2018 OP

How about a strainer in the pot? janterry May 2018 #1

I've thought about that, but it's 15 steps from stove to sink. A long way to carry a very hot pot irisblue May 2018 #4

One other idea is an InstaPot janterry May 2018 #5

My father purchased a pasta pot that had a colander that fit in it. Yonnie3 May 2018 #2

I've been lusting after one of these, but probably way overkill for what you want Major Nikon May 2018 #3

I second the collander insert Clarity2 May 2018 #6

What about a small kitchen cart? n/t Cairycat May 2018 #7

I have put the hot pot on my wooden chair, over a hot pad& scooted that across the floor irisblue May 2018 #8

I have this hermetic May 2018 #9