Transfer into a colander over a bowl (to save the cooking juices), and drain for 10 minutes.

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Allow vegetables to air-dry in a colander for several hours, or use a salad spinner to remove excess water.

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Transfer the grated zucchini to a colander or sieve set over a bowl.

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Place a steamer or small colander in the pot and set cake pan on top so it rests above water and doesn't touch sides of pot.

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Soak them in a sink full of cold water, swish them around to loosen any dirt, remove with a slotted spoon, and drain well in a colander.

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Some ideas are simple (a rusty colander becoming a hanging garden planter), while others are downright feats (how to convert an old diesel car to run on vegetable oil).

FORBES: Magazine Article

The reason why economists in the late 19th century and much of the 20th put the rational utility-maximising individual at the heart of their models was not that they thought that economics should avoid looking into the brain, but because they lacked the technical means to do so, says Mr Colander.

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