Every kitchen needs one: A Strainer.
Like this stainless steel strainer by Oxo. You don’t have to buy a $20 one, of course. I picked mine up at Canadian Tire for a measely $5. You can probably find one at a dollar store.
You can use it to
- strain homemade stock
- crush soft fruit (like mangos, bananas, papayas, etc.)
- sift flour and icing sugar
- drain pasta (who needs a colander?)
- Use as a catch-all when dumping that last bit of soup in the sink
- Steam veggies (in a pinch)
