Cristel Strate Pasta Basket | Stainless Steel

SKU ECP22QL

Pasta-Basket Stainless steel 18/10, brushed finish, detachable handle, from Strate®collection. A must have in the kitchen, Strate stockpots exist in 3 sizes: 5 qt, 7 qt and 10 qt designed to fit the 5.5 qt., 7.5 qt. and 10 qt. stockpots respectively.

-       The 5 qt stockpot, to cook up to 1lb of pasta

-       The 7 qt stockpot, to cook up to 1.5lb of pasta

-       The 10 qt stockpot, to cook up to 2lbs of pasta

Perfectly adapted to CRISTEL® stockpots to cook your pasta according to the rules of the art: in a container higher than wide and with 1qt of water per 0.2lb (100 g) of pasta. Also suitable for cooking asparagus and shellfish.

The Strate®pasta-basket, made of stainless steel 18/10, preserves the taste of your food and is easy to clean after cooking.

Detachable handles are designed to be used during the cooking process when maneuvering cookware from stovetop to oven or oven to table. For safety, the handles shouldn’t be left on while cooking. While heat-resistant, prolonged exposure can negatively impact the detaching mechanism over time.

Dimensions:

5 Qt. Pasta Basket

• Diameter: 8"

• Diameter of base: N/A

• Length: 10"

• Total height: 6.5"

• Height of pan: 6.3"

• Capacity: 5 qt

7 Qt. Pasta Basket

• Diameter: 8.5"

• Diameter of base: N/A\

• Length: 10.8"

• Total height: 7.9"

• Height of pan: 7.7"

• Capacity: 7 qt

10 Qt. Pasta Basket

Details:

• Stainless steel 18/10 – brushed finish

• Detachable handle (sold separately)

• Made in France

Set Includes:

• Pasta Basket

Compatibility:

• Induction

• Halogen

• Gas

• Ceramic

• Electric

• Dishwasher safe

• Oven safe

Care & Use:

• BEFORE USING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, wash your CRISTEL product in very hot water with liquid dish soap, rinse thoroughly, and dry.

• Cooking: The CRISTEL thermodiffuser base or multiclad construction are made of 3 to 5 separate layers of material, thereby guaranteeing optimal heat distribution.
  Once the desired temperature has been reached, REDUCE the heat source to avoid overheating your ingredients.
  If cooking with GAS, make sure that the flame never extends beyond the thermodiffuser base.

• Fat-free cooking with an Stainless Steel base: Preheat your CRISTEL product.
  The ideal cooking temperature is reached when dropping some water, it turns instantly into tiny rolling bubbles.
  Reduce then the heat by a third. You can now place the meat in the pan on its flat side.
  It will stick initially but will be easily lifted from the pan once moisture will be appear on the surface of the meat. Turn the meat over and proceed the same way on the other side. For “medium” cooking, turn the heat to a minimum, add the lid on and leave it to cook for a few minutes.

• Cooking at low temperature: Use very little water. Braising should be done on a very gentle heat, with the lid on, to avoid evaporation. Tender vegetables, fish, poultry and meat will retain all of their mineral, salts, trace elements, and vitamins.

• Boiling: Add salt when water starts boiling, making sure it dissolves completely.

• Oven cooking: All Stainless Steel CRISTEL products with detachable parts are designed for oven cooking up to 550ºF, including glass lids up to a temperature of 400ºF.
  Avoid thermal shocks (hot/cold, from the fridge to the oven, for example, etc.).