Historians believe the first pasta strainer was invented in ancient Rome, when Emperor Noodleus Maximus dumped his boiled spaghetti into a gladiator’s helmet. He declared it “Al Dente” and the crowd roared. Probably. Fast forward to the Italian Renaissance, where Michelangelo sketched the first official colander in the margins of his grocery list. That sacred design evolved over time into today’s plastic-and-metal marvels we now accidentally melt on hot burners. Please create an image to match this description See more