Would you pay this price?

No, I wouldn't spend that much for myself but, if someone dear had requested same as a gift, I would certainly come up with the goods even though I thought they were dotty. This causes me to smile because dear friend offered me anything I wanted up to £10 as a wedding gift. I chose a non-stick combination frying/poaching pan. I could tell she was absolutely horrified at my 'extravagant/trivial' selection. Old faithful is still going strong and used regularly 53 years on. Love it.

A lot of money for a bowlful of holes! Shop around - Lakeland, Ikea, HomeSense, and also local ‘cheapy’ shops. Why pay so much just for a trial go?

I bought a blue plastic one when we were given some money as an engagement present. It’s now 50+ years old and shows no sign of falling apart. Not so good for wine making I’ll concede!

About £20 is plenty to spend on a colundar in my opinion. I would not use it much and like Bridgeit would prefer to spend money on a takeaway.

Bathsheba

I remember reading somewhere that when an eBay seller is out of stock of an item, they change the price to a silly amount so that no one orders anything until the item's back in stock. It keeps their listing active, because there is no facility to show an item is temporarily unavailable. Also, if they withdraw the item from their 'shop' then they lose everything associated with it, e.g. all the 5* reviews, 'best match' on eBay and in Google searches and so on.

Maybe it's similar with Amazon partners.

Judging by the number of posts still expressing shock at the exorbitant price, it seems that no-one has bothered to read my earlier post, which clearly explains it all!

Do you actually need a colander? When I was making wine I used a very fine straining net or muslin, which you can get quite easily often with the jam making. You can also get a frame for it to hang from. I believe Dunelm do one and places like John Lewis and Lakelands

Robert Days Stainless Steel £5.99 24 cm

I've just had a five minute tea break so came back on here to read the comments and it's been an interesting exercise; I had no idea that so few people read a whole thread.

I was only looking online to gauge prices and check out designs - I had no intention of buying, but was shocked at some of the exorbitant prices I saw.

I need a colander for my wine making because I used 4kgs of mixed berries, I used a (plastic) colander first and then strained the resulting juice through my trusty muslin contraption that I have for making jellies. The weight of the berries meant that my colander kept slipping off the bucket - it's a great colander, just not designed for this job.

It's my first go at making wine. I have so much soft fruit this year that I have a freezer full of berries, I've already made copious amounts of jam and so I decided to have a bash at wine making. A friendly allotment neighbour lent me a lot of his kit to get going and as I'm enjoying the process so much I've decided to invest in my own. Hence looking for ideas about which colander to buy.

Unfortunately I haven't found anyone in town who supplies wine making ingredients, I know it's all available from Wilko or specialist home brew outlets online, but my son lives very close to a shop in the city that supplies all the sundries for wine and beer making and is happy to pick things up for me.

If it's the exact same one, I'd let the company know how inflated their price is.

Look on Lakeland online, they do good grips but i doubt theyre priced as dear as on amazon- (filled with idiot 3rd party sellers who think we're stupid enough to pay whatever they demand!) But they do all their own Lakeland stuff, and joseph joseph, and other more reasonable prices too, and all guaranteed at least 3 years i think.

Try Wilko. Xx

btw I have their dish drainer, sink mat and shower plug cover!

OXO Good Grips stuff is great, nice and sturdy, well designed and ergonomic. I'd pay the £26.76 for the quality and ease of use- and this example just illustrates how very important it is to compare prices (including delivery) before ordering online!

Good grief I would expect it to come with a chef at that price!

The same Oxo colander is available on Amazon for £26.76 free p&p, different supplier.

I just googled it and saw a great one for £10 from John Lewis. The oxo one was £35 so do a little more research.

I would only pay that much for kitchen equipment if it was all singing dancing and would fetch the ingredients!!! My stainless steel colander - can't remember where I bought it or how much I paid, unlikely to have cost more than £5, more likely £2 or £3.

Professional establishments buy things at highly inflated prices. Its not their own money being spent . They tend not to shop around and they think they get better quality if they pay lots of money.

I make wine, and not sure why you need a colander, but if you do, as long as you make sure it's stainless steel, it will do the job at whatever price you pay.
You might consider plastic, but make sure its clear or white, as colours in plastic sometimes react with the wine and leach into it. Which you don't want!
Good luck with your endeavor, you won't regret it. ?

For winemaking, I use one like this:
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stainless-Steel-Fine-Mesh-Strainer-Kitchen-Bowl-Drainer-Vegetable-Sieve-Colander/1

John Lewis has an OXO plastic colander with soft, silicone handles for £12. Pretty colour too.

Dunelm has quite a large enamel colander for £8.

grannyactivist have you had a look on Lakeland? their products are always good quality, and maybe a touch less expensive

Have you tried Dunelm, GA? They have very similar products to the ones you can find in Lakeland and the quality is fine. I have a stainless steel colander which I have had for ever, so long that I have no idea where I bought it from. I certainly didn't pay a ridiculous price for it.

Sometimea the pricing on amazkn js just weird. I needed to get a replacement for my one pint pyrex jug and they were £15 upwards on amazon! I had a tesco delivery slot and thought Id look on there...£4!!