Strainer Tip

I'm am about convinced that this really works and I'm not just thinking it does in my head. We make a LOT of macaroni & cheese at our house. This always has the pasta sitting in the strainer for a couple of minutes while I make the sauce. That couple of minutes always leads to pasta stuck in the strainer.

A while back I started giving the strainer a quick spray of nonstick cooking spray. It actually works and helps the pasta slide back out into you pot or serving container. Warning, the more you shake it (to get out more water), the less effective the cooking spray is. But if I just pour it and let it drain on its own, I've had good success with this.