I received the saucepan and was wondering if it would strain the water.  There are markings inside to determine how much liquid or food to put in the saucepan.  I made spaghetti.  Once the noodles were cooked, I pickup the saucepan, held the lid and poured out the water.  It was pretty easy  and not cumbersome.  Most of the water was poured out.    I turn the pot to the other side and the rest came out.   A few spaghetti noodles did stick to the bottom. I like the lid since you can cook with the lid on and steam does come out of the sides when the lid is inline with the pour lip. This is a solid saucepan but does need to be hand washed.