I got this as a solution to messy cooking and baking incidents.this will turn any mixing bowl into a "pour spout" type of bowl. really handy.the built in strainer can be remove when used with thicker batters or ones with chips or candies in the instance of cake/cupcake batter.washes up in the top rack of a diswasher, or can be washed very quickly by hand.the only down side is if the bowl you are using has a heavy "lip" (as some of our older pyrex wear does) it may not work well. all of our other mixing bowls have shown no problems with this being used.a good addition to any kitchen tool collection.