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I think the top one with a little depth is more useful, i could imagine it working well for rinsing/draining small or single servings of things. Also I think its better because you can push it down into the can a bit and squeeze out the juice.

Sometimes a uni-tasker can be well worth it if it would be used a few times a week. I know I would use this often.

You know if they perforated it right it could be a mini cheese grater too. Im giving someone permission to steal my million dollar idea right there.

I use the top one for straining cans of tuna. Finally I don't have to smell like tuna when I get done draining the water!!

I've always wanted one, actually. I hate draining the liquid out of cans. Haven't ever bought one, but that's probably just because of the fact that I've never SEEN one in a grocery store or anywhere I could just pick it up and buy it. It's not the sort of thing I would set out on a mission to buy.

I have friends that SWEAR by these. But I will never get one, seems silly in my kitchen.

I have one that a previous roommate left behind and find it useful for tuna- though I generally have to give it a little shake. I'd probably never have bought one.

My previous water draining method for tuna cans was to open the can all the way, hold it over the sink upside down and press the lid down hard to squeeze the water out. It works better, but straining tuna seems more proper and hygienic.

For vegetables I find that a regular colander is fine.

I think canned tuna is much improved by a good rinse in water followed by a good squeeze (I use rubber gloves so my hands don't smell!), so I can imagine using this for tuna. But the tomato could be okay.

I have a plastic version of the top one--it's great. I don't eat much tuna, but when I do, that thing gets out much more water than just using the lid, and I don't get much on my hands. I keep it with the cans of tuna in the pantry.

Meh. I just use the can top to strain out the tuna/other things. If I need to rinse them, I'll just throw them in a colander and rinse them. The nice thing about that method is that you don't have to worry about the strainer not fitting into the can properly.

I'm tempted to get the top one, as I have one of those "take the whole top off" style can openers, so the lid is no longer an option for draining (unless I bend the can and make a mess).

My only concern is that the tuna can will eventually get too small, making the strainer useless. (Ex: when tuna went from 6oz to 5oz.)

My husband was convinced he saw such a contraption a few years back on a trip to he US. He failed to purchase it and ever since then he's been asking every kitchen store we go to if they have heard of it, mostly getting blank stares from the staff. He feels vindicated now :)

A caterer taught me to NOT drain the tuna dry---that the water is full of flavor and if you are making tuna salad (for example), then you don't need as much dressing. Ditto that little jar of pimento.

Just another bit of junk for the junk draw.

I have cut my hands far too many times draining with the lid that I would love one of those. Also is it just me or have lids become flimsier lately? I had a tuna lid bend almost in half last time I drained a can and was not putting much pressure on it.

My can opener is one of those that makes a clean edge and therefore the lid doesn't fit down in the can, so it makes it impossible to drain tuna probably. This gadget would be great.

oops...properly...not probably.

Save your money. Partially open the tin and turn upside down onto a plate and leave to drain.

True story... one day I was home from work on my lunch break... I really wanted some mexican taco soup from cambells select for lunch... usually it has a little too much liquid to fit into our bowls so I decided to drain a little bit out before heating it up... I was pressing ever so gently inward to let the liquid slip out... and it pushed all the way in splashing 3/4 of it's contents all over every item of clothing I was wearing, not to mention my entire kitchen!! Now I'm very clumsy... but this really would have come in handy! Definitely not a necessity but hey, if you have a few extra bucks, why not?

P.S. Noadi I have also noticed the lids to cans getting flimsier... they have probably cut back on materials and made them thinner because I got my tuna more dry when I was younger than now... and I'm sure I wasn't better at draining tuna when I was 10!