So I bought some orzo for a salad I plan to make and realized I don't have one of those mesh strainers, just a regular collander. I think the orzo will fall through the holes, they seem big. So how do I strain it without most of it going down the drain?
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I have made orzo many times and was trying to think how I strained mine....well i've always made a recipe that just incorporated it, like the Creamy Parmesan Orzo; never have had to strain it!
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Really, you could just pour the whole batch into your regular colander, big holes notwithstanding. The orzo will catch itself (ok, so you might lose just a few that manage to squiggle through). Honest! I work as a cook in a deli and we have large colanders with big holes and I use them all the time for draining orzo and even rice! Works just fine. It just get dumped from the big pots (think 8 quarts or bigger) into the colander, and believe me, we don't lose much!
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Or even old panty hose... wash them first! 
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