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  2. Colander - Wikipedia

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    The colander in the form of a pasta strainer was adopted as the religious headgear of the satirical religion Pastafarianism, which worships the Flying Spaghetti Monster. [4] Colanders may be used during solar eclipses to project multiple small low-resolution images of a partial eclipse onto a flat surface for safe viewing. [5] [6]

  3. Sieve - Wikipedia

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    Metal laboratory sieves An ami shakushi, a Japanese ladle or scoop that may be used to remove small drops of batter during the frying of tempura ancient sieve. A sieve, fine mesh strainer, or sift, is a tool used for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for controlling the particle size distribution of a sample, using a screen such as a woven mesh or net or perforated sheet ...

  4. List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations

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    In cases where two or more adjectival forms are given, there is often a subtle difference in usage between the two. This is particularly the case with Central Asian countries, where one form tends to relate to the nation and the other tends to relate to the predominant ethnic group (e.g. Uzbek is primarily an ethnicity, Uzbekistani relates to ...

  5. List of country groupings - Wikipedia

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    These countries are considered major European powers and they are the Western European countries individually represented as full members of the G7, the G8, the G-10 and the G20. This also has an impact on the Eurovision Song Contest, when these countries added to Spain, are turned the BIG 5.

  6. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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    Sifter, Strainer: Slotted spoon: Skimmer: Used to remove solids such as fats or unwanted debris from the surface of a cooking liquid. Spider: Sieve, spoon sieve, spoon skimmer, basket skimmer: For removing hot food from a liquid or skimming foam off when making broths A wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle Spoon rest: dublé

  7. Tamis - Wikipedia

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    A tamis (pronounced "tammy", also known as a drum sieve, or chalni in Indian cooking [1]) is a kitchen utensil, shaped somewhat like a snare drum, that acts as a strainer, grater, or food mill. A tamis has a cylindrical edge, made of metal or wood, that supports a disc of fine metal, nylon, or horsehair mesh. To use one, the cook places the ...

  8. United Nations geoscheme - Wikipedia

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    The United Nations geoscheme is a system which divides 248 countries and territories in the world into six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [1] It was devised by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) based on the M49 coding classification . [ 2 ]

  9. Sink strainer - Wikipedia

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    A plate strainer is the simplest, in which water flows through a perforated plate. Often the plate is corrugated shape to increase surface area. A basket strainer is a design where the strainer is shaped like a basket and usually installed in a vertical system. The basket strainer is easier to clean, since debris is captured in the basket.