11 such that inwardly extending circular planar sections 12 g do not overlay pins 11 c but disengage to form an opening for strainer basket 12 to pass into the cooking liquid conversely strainer basket 12 may be rotated within container 11 such that outwardly extending circular planar sections 12 d sufficiently overlay pins 11 c to restrict the opening to prevent passage of strainer basket 12 and thus provide support for draining of strainer basket 12 fig2 illustrates in cross sectional view the cooking strainer basket 12 of fig1 submerged in liquid such as water indicated by wavy lines for cooking of food the generally cylindrical support pins 11 c of container 11 and inward circular section 12 g of strainer basket 12 have been disengaged permitting the lower portion 12 a of strainer basket 12 to be inserted into container 11 until upper portion 12 b is sitting within lip 11 b of container 11 in this position the food strainer basket 12 is submerged for cooking in this figure it is more clearly seen in dotted lines how the bottom 12 h may be concave upward within strainer basket 12 to help in eliminating water surface tension it is to be understood that the position of.