00:00Kitchen Sink Strainers vs Drain Baskets, Which Catches More
00:04Real talk, I've lost track of how many times I've had to fish soggy food scraps out of the
00:08drain with my bare fingers. So I grabbed 5 kitchen sink strainers and drain baskets,
00:13put them all through their paces, and priced every single one.
00:17If you keep googling kitchen sink strainers vs drain baskets, which catches more,
00:22these are the best deals I found, and the winner surprised me.
00:25First up, the self-cleaning strainer basket with the press mechanism,
00:29about 4 bucks and 80. Tap the press and the whole waste catcher dumps itself straight into the trash,
00:35no fishing, no touching. It also clips over your faucet so you can hang it and let it drip dry,
00:41which kills the slimy leftovers that stick to the bottom of every sink strainer.
00:45Almost 5,000 units sold at 480, so it's clearly doing something right.
00:50Mine held up fine, though it's the loosest fit of the group if your drain hole is oddly sized,
00:55measure before you click buy. Next, the stainless steel sink filter at $4 flat.
01:02This is the one I like for hair. It's a fine mesh catch on a cheap stainless frame that drops
01:07right
01:07into your drain, and it grabbed every bit of hair and food residue I threw at it,
01:11same reason people used them to keep stuff out of the bathtub drain.
01:154,565 sold, and at 402 it's cheaper than most sink accessories on the shelf.
01:21Solid, no frills, does exactly what it says. Now the budget hero, stainless steel mesh sink strainer,
01:28225. That's the cheapest one here and it scored my highest rating of the bunch, 4.7.
01:35The mesh is genuinely fine, so it catches coffee grounds, breadcrumbs, and those tiny flakes of
01:40onion that end up in your drain no matter what. It's a tiny screen that sits over the hole,
01:45so nothing about it rattles around in the basin. If you want crumbs gone and you don't want a
01:50spend more than a sandwich, this is the one. 3,882 sold and it's still the value pick.
01:58This plastic rice sieve colander with handles is the multitasker of the group, 376.
02:04Forget it as a drain catcher or it shines is right on the counter.
02:08Boil your rice, tip it into this, the water drains off and you keep the grains.
02:13Same for rinsed beans, small pasta, spinach, and frozen veg.
02:17The handles let you hang it over the sink so it drips into the basin without making a mess.
02:243,870 sold, and honestly it earns every one, one tool doing three jobs.
02:29So, which catches more?
02:32The fine mesh screens catch the small stuff, the baskets catch the big stuff and for most homes
02:36the winner is whichever one you'll actually leave in the sink.
02:40Links for all 5 are in the description, prices checked today.
02:44If this saved you a sink full of gunk, hit like, and subscribe so I test the next batch for
02:49you.
