Rice-washing work can be easily performed by anyone, and proper rice-washing of various kinds of rice can be performed irrespective of an amount of rice. Namely, conventional apparatuses have not dealt with water absorption, infiltration, swelling, weakening, dissolving, and unpleasant taste, making it difficult to secure Japanese style rice quality in a white rice state. The present invention provides a rice-polishing technique for reproducing the quality. Provided is a rice washer that can be installed in a saved space not to cause obstruction even when installed in a kitchen. The rice washer according to the present invention includes a charging part into which milled rice is charged; a pressurized-stirring part provided at a rear-stage of the charging part and configured to, while pressurizing, stir and sequentially feed the milled rice charged from the charging part; a first water supply part configured to supply water to the pressurized-stirring part.

A fruit and vegetable washer includes a housing, an upper cover, a spin-and-turbulence unit, a power unit, a control assembly, a cleaning basket and a stabilizing shaft. A polygonal accommodating chamber is formed in the housing. The cleaning basket is cylindrical and is mounted rotatably in the accommodating chamber. Because of the polygonal cross section of the accommodating chamber of the housing and the circular cross section of the cleaning basket, the space between the accommodating chamber and the cleaning basket has a circular inner surface and a rectangular outer surface. When water fills up the space and the power unit starts to rotate the cleaning basket, the water will flow between the rectangular outer surface and the circular inner surface and keep pushing the inner surface of the accommodating chamber, producing complex turbulent flows and fully cleaning the fruits and vegetables inside the cleaning basket.

A collapsible colander having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls. The back wall is positioned adjacent to a sink wall and is configured to attach to the sink wall. The front wall opposes the back wall and is moveable between a first position that is parallel to the back wall and a second position. The bottom wall has a number of apertures formed therethrough and has at least a first position that is substantially perpendicular to the back wall. The pair of side walls each have a first edge connected to the front wall and a second edge connected to the back wall. Additionally, the pair of side walls each have two or more hinges operable to move the front wall between at least the first position and the second position.

A collapsible colander having a back wall, a front wall, a bottom wall and a pair of side walls. The back wall is positioned adjacent to a sink wall and is configured to attach to the sink wall. The front wall opposes the back wall and is moveable between a first position that is parallel to the back wall and a second position. The bottom wall has a number of apertures formed therethrough and has at least a first position that is substantially perpendicular to the back wall. The pair of side walls each have a first edge connected to the front wall and a second edge connected to the back wall. Additionally, the pair of side walls each have two or more hinges operable to move the front wall between at least the first position and the second position.

A food draining assembly for draining a foot item includes a housing that may be positioned on a support surface. A bowl is coupled to the housing and the bowl may contain a food item. The bowl has a plurality of drains to pass a liquid into the housing. A tray is slidably positioned in the housing to capture the liquid that passes through the drains.

A food draining assembly for draining a foot item includes a housing that may be positioned on a support surface. A bowl is coupled to the housing and the bowl may contain a food item. The bowl has a plurality of drains to pass a liquid into the housing. A tray is slidably positioned in the housing to capture the liquid that passes through the drains.

A salad spinner includes an outer bowl configured to hold an inner basket. The bowl and basket are each configured with a central post supported by a base structure having a pillar and a piston. A helical screw positioned within the pillar engages a drive shaft within the piston in order to rotate the drive shaft as the piston moves upward and downward with respect to the pillar. A spring biases the piston in the upward position to enable reciprocal telescoping movement.

A salad spinner includes an outer bowl configured to hold an inner basket. The bowl and basket are each configured with a central post supported by a base structure having a pillar and a piston. A helical screw positioned within the pillar engages a drive shaft within the piston in order to rotate the drive shaft as the piston moves upward and downward with respect to the pillar. A spring biases the piston in the upward position to enable reciprocal telescoping movement.

A food draining assembly for draining a foot item includes a housing that may be positioned on a support surface. A bowl is coupled to the housing and the bowl may contain a food item. The bowl has a plurality of drains to pass a liquid into the housing. A tray is slidably positioned in the housing to capture the liquid that passes through the drains.

A food draining assembly for draining a foot item includes a housing that may be positioned on a support surface. A bowl is coupled to the housing and the bowl may contain a food item. The bowl has a plurality of drains to pass a liquid into the housing. A tray is slidably positioned in the housing to capture the liquid that passes through the drains.