Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13660 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Silver
• Brand: Amazon
• Model: SK-R
• Dimensions: 2.50" h x 7.75" w x 19.50" l,

Features

• Beautifully crafted skimmer/strainer for lifting foods from hot oil, water, or broth
• Round, stainless-steel wire strainer and long, sturdy bamboo handle
• Stainless-steel bowl will not rust; Tom Douglas logo featured on handle
• Measures 8 inches in diameter with 13-3/4-inch handle
• Hand washing recommended

From the Manufacturer
Award-winning chef-restaurateur Tom Douglas and Amazon.com introduce a line of multi-functional products that will inspire home chefs and build confidence in the kitchen. When the job is small and you don't want to wrestle with a colander, this well-crafted skimmer is the answer. The large wire bowl, 8 inches in diameter, strains vegetables, smaller pasta shapes, wontons, and gnocchi easily and with much less cleanup. Made of smooth bamboo, the long 13-3/4-inch handle keeps your hands away from steam and features the Tom Douglas logo. A hanging hole makes storage easy. To maintain the beauty of the skimmer, hand washing is recommended.

Tom's Tips I use skimmers every day in my restaurants. They easily keep hold of wontons, dumplings, ravioli, and gnocchi when you skim them from oil, broth, or water. Skimmers are particularly handy when deep frying. You can remove your fried items quickly, safely, and with little oily mess.

About Tom Douglas

Tom Douglas is an American chef, restaurateur, and writer. He is well known for helping to define Northwest cuisine and igniting the Seattle restaurant scene, winning the James Beard Award for Best Northwest Chef in 1994. Since 1989, Tom has opened five of Seattle’s most popular restaurants: Dahlia Lounge; the Greek-inspired Lola; Serious Pie pizzeria; Palace Kitchen; and Pike Place Market’s iconic seafood restaurant, Etta’s. He also owns Dahlia Bakery, famous for its Triple Coconut Cream Pie.

Tom is the author of Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen, named Best American Cookbook by the James Beard Foundation, Tom's Big Dinners, and I Love Crab Cakes! He bested Masaharu Morimoto in an episode of Iron Chef America and was named 2008 Bon Appétit Restaurateur of the Year.

Tom is currently working with Amazon.com on an exclusive line of kitchen and dining products, aimed at building confidence in the kitchen.

Visit the Tom Douglas by Pinzon Store to browse his full line of Tom Douglas by Pinzon products, discover Tom's all-time favorite cookbooks, and find delicious recipes to make with his kitchen products.

Customer Reviews

Love it!!!
Definitely an upgrade from my old strainer! I have a Joyce Chen Strainer which I thought was very nice...until I got this one! This is similar in design, but the Chen one has the basket made from twisted wire, it is almost like miniature chicken wire. If you ever have run your hand over chicken wire, you know it is scratchy. The trouble I had with the scratchy surface was that things seemed to get stuck on it (such as having fragile noodles tear) and it was hard to clean (either you tore up your sponge, got your dish brush bristles stuck in it, or scratched your hand!)This one is made one long spiral of wire arranged concentrically so there are no sharp edges of wire and it is very smooth. Further, the wire on the other model is not as strong as the rings on this one, and it may get bent in your cupboard...not so with this design. Also, the handle on this one is smoother and is attached in a more professional way (the other model is just sort of staples.) The best part is that this one is cheaper than the other model, too!

These are wonderful tools for straining things right out of the pot (without having to dump your liquid into a colander, especially if you are doing things in batches.) If you are debating between the two, do yourself a favor and pick this one!

well made, but rather large
This skimmer is well made when compared to most inexpensive bamboo implements. It is about 22 inches long and will probably need to hang somewhere on a hook. It seems ideal for a very large outdoor wok or perhaps to remove something from a deep stock pot.

good product
This was very easy to put together and looks great. The box came a bit beat up, and we where missing the plastic spacer peices. I called the company and they sent them out right away. So, they are very customer oriented. Would recommend this, great value for the money.