They will drain the pasta in the metal colander.    From LearnThat.org. 

Place the plumped lentils in colander and fold the cloth over them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-06-01] Reference

I prefer a colander, which is also good for straining spagetti though one should remove it from your head first.    From Wordnik.com.  [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference

He then shakes off the excess water and places the lettuce in a colander, which is sitting in a bowl to stop water going everywhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference

I was thinking 'colander' or we might just lump it with the sieves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference

But policies can be as full of holes as a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Commercially Speaking] Reference

Let boil until soft, then strain through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference

Rub through a colander and put back again on the stove.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year] Reference

Put bunches in a colander and pour cold water over them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Community Cook Book] Reference

Place in colander or cheesecloth bag let drain over night.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

Put in a colander to drain while preparing the curry sauce.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference

Let it boil for five minutes, then drain them in a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Italian Cook Book The Art of Eating Well] Reference

Then put it into a colander and shake all the water from it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference

Let it boil one minute, take off and strain through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference] Reference

Boil the pumpkin till very tender and press through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

Pare the squash, boil till tender, and sift through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

Strain from it, through a hair sieve or colander, all the liquid.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes] Reference

Remove from the fire, rub through a colander and sweeten to taste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

Press through a colander, measure and use the same amount of sugar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

Boil until soft, then put through colander and add sugar and cinnamon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

Strain through a colander, add salt to taste, and it is ready to serve.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference

When the whole mass has become nearly liquid pass it through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure] Reference

Cook apples to a sauce and strain well through colander, rejecting lumps.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes] Reference

Then mash them in the water in which they were boiled through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Golden Age Cook Book] Reference

Had I obeyed my own impulse, I should have been riddled like any colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile] Reference

Pour this batter through a colander, letting it drop into the boiling corn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking] Reference

Boil the inside part in about 1/2 a cup of water and put through the colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year] Reference

Cook in water enough to cover well and, when tender, press through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Things Mother Used to Make] Reference

Empty into a colander and dash under cold water, which will separate the grains.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Community Cook Book] Reference

Rinse the peas, add some water and boil until soft, then rub through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest] Reference

Press the berries through a colander, add one pound brown sugar to a pint of juice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Community Cook Book] Reference

Such a bald statement of the obvious made me want to smash the colander on his head.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why I Can't Be a Hare Krishna] Reference

Keep uncovered all the time of cooking; take up with a slice and strain in a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference

Cook for two or three hours over a slow fire; then strain the same through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cookery Blue Book] Reference

"This place is like the ocean, and you're trying to empty it with a colander," he says.    From Wordnik.com.  [East Side Story] Reference

Drain the potatoes in a colander, then return them to the saucepan over medium-low heat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Groundwork: Spud time] Reference

Take up with a slice and strain in a colander, place in a hot dish, and pour over the sauce.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference

Shell and blanch 1 qt. of chestnuts, then boil until soft, drain and put them through a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [365 Luncheon Dishes A Luncheon Dish for Every Day in the Year] Reference

Free the rhubarb from leaves, cut it up in inch lengths, wash and drain it in a sieve or colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes] Reference

Cook until a grain feels soft when rubbed between the thumb and finger, then turn into a colander.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan] Reference