( 4 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: 04-13-2006
This colander is beautiful and shiney. I have received compliments on it from the day I put it on display in my kitchen. The workmanship is very good, especially for the price. You can't touch something like this at Sur la Table for $15.99 (the price I paid on Amazon). NOTE: if you want to use this for food preperation, you need to purchase a metal stripper and strip the colander. The colander has a coating on it to protect the copper. This copper helps resists tarnish (which is fabulous if you are using it to display like I am but bad if you want to actually USE it as a colander). I deducted a star because I think it needs to be noted that there is work involved if you do want to use it for food prep. Not just a washing but you need to purchase a special product.
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( 4 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: 10-21-2004
I got this because I needed another colander in addition to my large stainless steel one. This one is smaller & would be perfect for rinsing smaller amounts of veggies, fruit & etc. I wish that I had known before I ordered it that I'm going to have to remove the protective finish if it's going to be used for food prep. I haven't used it yet because I've got to go to Home Depot or Lowes & purchase some kind of lacquer remover. No telling how much it's going to cost. Judging from the instructions, this isn't going to be an easy task. I did see the notation that states that it has a protective coating if it is going to be used for a decoration, but I didn't think that I would have to be doing some metal stripping in order to use it. I'm not sure I want to go through the hassel. I should have read the more detailed product description, but I always just read the features & the ratings. My bad! I've learned my lesson. I know a couple of people that have copper in their kitchens. I might see if they want to buy it (it was a good deal). I don't want to go through the hassel of returning it (I would have to pay for the shipping). Anyway- it is cute, but who wants to do all that work? I gave it 3 stars, because it is my fault that I didn't notice it needs stripping. I deducted 2 stars because I think that Amazon needs to make a special notation in the 'features' that it would have to be stripped.
