This strainer is pretty small.  I bought this to replace my large strainer that's many years old.  The pictures of this one make it seem bigger than it is.  First of all it's pretty shallow, it maybe holds 2 pounds of hamburger to be strained, but likely it would tip on its own (if you had it resting on the sink like I do.)  I wouldn't use this for pasta as it would overflow easily.  It does have a great handle, and the opposing loop helps it sit in a sink.  But I was hoping for something larger.  Our old strainer easily holds double what this one does and had two prongs on the other side so that it wouldn't tip when rested on a bowl or the sink.