Steel Strainers - Basket Strainers | Rice Strainers | Sink Strainers | Soup Strainers

With the amount of cooking that goes on these days, it is inevitable that your kitchen sink drainage pipes get choked up at some point, even if you have a built-in garbage disposal. 

When the good old plunger does not seem to have any effect, a call to the plumber may be a costly but unavoidable alternative. 

To prevent your kitchen sink from clogging up so soon, you would be well-advised to get a couple of basket strainers and fit them into each sink. Basket strainers are deep round tins with large perforations in the sides and bottoms.

They resemble colanders, except that they are usually only 3 inches across and 1 inch in depth.  Placed into the drainage point of each sink, basket strainers can capture unwanted or leftover pieces of food that are carried to the drain by flowing water from the taps. 

These foods can be vegetable peels, apple cores or pieces of meat.  The basket strainers can be picked up and emptied into the trash as often as you wish.

Some basket strainers can be semi-locked into place to prevent them from tilting side to side as the unwanted food bits get trapped in the perforations. 

There are also models with two sizes of straining holes and you can choose to have one or both sizes at once with a quick and easy swivel of the center knob.  Regardless of the size of your kitchen sink, you will be sure to find one that is suitable for your needs.  That call to the plumber will just have to wait.