The metal is very high quality and the strainer seems to be well built and durable. The hook is nice for hanging. The only thing that makes it not a 5-star product is a small lip between the strainer mesh and the metal rim. When dumping things out of the strainer, they tend to catch on the lip and have to be fished out with your hand, which is mildly annoying.

Since I strain the waste from my birds' food (Exact Rainbow Diet for Canary/Finch), I needed a small strainer that had a small and gentle mesh. This strainer has exceeded my expectations in that it allows only the dusty powder through the mesh as I shake it over the waste basket. The strainer has gone through the dishwasher many times already and shows absolutely no sign of aging. It could be used for many tasks and comes highly recommended!