Hold everything fridge colander and glass storage container: Set

The Hold Everything Fridge Colander and Glass Storage Container is useful if you regularly rinse a batch of produce, drain it at the sink, and return it to the fridge. The basket lifts out and the lid has an adjustable vent. Buy the shallow Small for tight shelves or the taller Large for bulky produce.

What the Hold Everything Fridge Colander and Glass Storage Container does well

Williams Sonoma pairs a borosilicate glass dish with a removable recycled-plastic colander and a tempered-glass lid. The basket gives water somewhere to drain and lifts out when you want to empty the dish. The vent is useful only if you can reach it and remember which setting you want.

The strongest reason to buy this product is the ability to use the same basket at the sink and in the refrigerator. A traditional colander drains water well, but it typically needs a separate plate, bowl, or tray beneath it in the fridge. Here the outer glass dish is already sized for the insert. When the basin needs emptying, lift the basket, pour the water out of the base, and put the basket back. That design matters more if you repeat the routine several times a week.

This review covers the two sizes listed on Williams Sonoma’s U.S. product page. It uses the retailer’s specifications and care instructions to assess fit and convenience. No hands-on tests were performed for drainage speed, condensation, capacity inside the basket, or how long produce stayed fresh. The two sizes are assessed for the jobs they support and the shelf space they occupy.

Who should buy the Hold Everything Fridge Colander and Glass Storage Container

Buy it if you often prepare the same fruit or vegetable for several servings and want the group to stay together between rinsing and storage. It fits a household that reaches into the fridge for a batch of grapes or prepped vegetables and has a consistent shelf where the basket can be pulled out easily.

Picture grapes that you wash before serving them with lunch. The basket lets you take the fruit to the sink without carrying the glass base. You can let the water drain, dry the fruit as appropriate, and bring the basket back to the dish. If you serve only part of the batch, the other portion can go back in the refrigerator without being transferred into another container. That is a straightforward time saver if you would otherwise wash a colander, a drip plate, and a separate storage container.

This product makes less sense if you wash produce one portion at a time and eat it immediately. A colander you already own handles the sink work, and the glass container would occupy a shelf without doing much. It also makes less sense for a household buying primarily to carry lunch. The design centers on a removable basket and adjustable airflow in the fridge. If the main job is carrying a full portion with dressing or sauce in a bag, look for a container with a closure specifically described for that purpose.

Small versus Large: the same footprint, different height

Both sizes measure 8½ by 6½ inches across the shelf. The Small is 3 inches high with a listed capacity of 35.5 fluid ounces. The Large is 4¾ inches high with a listed capacity of 60.8 fluid ounces. The taller model gains 1¾ inches of height while using the same nominal shelf area.

Those capacities are the retailer’s figures for the product. They do not establish how much produce fits in the insert. The basket takes up part of the interior, and the shapes of whole berries, florets, and loose leaves change how they settle. If you normally use a single layer or want to avoid pressing produce up against the lid, measure your batch as you would actually store it. The nominal gain in the Large is 25.3 fluid ounces. Count that as added depth to work with, with the usable fit depending on the basket and the food.

The Small’s value is access. You can fit it into a shorter opening and may have enough space to lift the lid or work the vent while the dish is still on the shelf. The Large is the better match if the Small would force you to compress the produce or split a routine batch across two containers. If both fit, buy for the batch you open most often. Extra height pays off only when you use it or can put the container on a shelf where that space was otherwise idle.

How to measure the shelf before buying

Measure from the shelf surface to whatever sits above the location, including a drawer rail, a shelf lip, or something hanging down. Then check the path from the shelf to the door opening. The container needs room to slide out, and you need somewhere stable to set it before lifting the basket or adjusting the lid.

A 4¾-inch dish could fit under a 5-inch clearance and still be awkward to lift over a shelf lip. Slide a cardboard outline of the published footprint into place, with an empty box approximating the height behind it. Check whether a neighboring carton blocks your grip. If you reach the container from one side, leave space for your fingers along that edge. These details matter more with a glass base that you want to support securely when it is full.

Check the shelf with a normal grocery load. A container that fits on an empty shelf may obstruct the items you need every day when the refrigerator is full. The two sizes take up the same rectangle, so buying the Small does not create more room beside the base. If shelf width or depth is your main constraint, look for a narrower produce keeper or keep the rinsing tool and the storage dish separate.

How the basket and vent fit a produce routine

The insert makes sense when you rinse at the sink, let the produce drain, and return the basket to a clean glass base. Williams Sonoma directs buyers to open the lid vent for fruit and close it for vegetables. That is the maker’s starting point for the design. Observe how the batch looks during ordinary use.

Drain and dry before storing

Carry the removable basket to the sink, rinse suitable produce under running water, and let excess water drain away. FDA guidance also recommends drying washed produce with a clean cloth or paper towel. The basket handles runoff, while drying deals with moisture still on the surfaces before the produce goes back.

Work with a batch you can lift without spilling it. If you routinely fill the basket to the point where food rolls out when you rinse it, split the job into two passes or choose a size with more room. When you put the basket into the glass dish, look through the side or lift the insert to see whether water has collected underneath. Empty the dish when needed. A deep base may hold more runoff, but it still takes a person to pour it out.

The workflow matters more than the description of the parts. If you already have a salad spinner that you use for several servings of greens, that spinner still has a role when you want to dry their surfaces. You can move the greens into this container afterward if it suits your shelf. For fruit you prepare immediately before eating, you may only need the lift-out basket for that meal. Use the storage feature where it saves an actual transfer.

What the vent can and cannot tell you

The silicone vent gives you two storage settings and a way to follow the retailer’s fruit and vegetable directions. The listing describes airflow and reduced condensation as design goals. It does not provide a measured humidity range or a comparison showing how this product changes storage life for particular foods.

For the first few uses, check how much moisture you see on the lid and below the basket when you next reach for the food. Write down which setting you used if multiple people in the household switch it. You may learn that the easiest way to keep one food conveniently ready to serve is to prepare smaller batches more often. Another food may suit the full basket. Treat those observations as feedback on your household’s routine. A single container and vent cannot make fruits and vegetables with different storage needs behave the same way.

Keeping several foods together also changes how you use the vent. The manufacturer gives one setting for fruit and one for vegetables, so mixed contents mean choosing one setting for everything in the dish. If you regularly want both kinds ready at once, use separate containers or leave one item in its original packaging until you are ready to prepare it. Buy a second unit when that solves a recurring problem and you have enough room for a second 8½-by-6½-inch footprint.

Cleanup and handling with three separate parts

The glass dish and lid are dishwasher safe according to Williams Sonoma. The plastic insert belongs on the top rack. There are three pieces to wash and dry, so the convenience depends on which tools the container actually replaces and whether the basket fits where you normally wash plastic kitchen items.

Measure the upper rack if you already fill it with mugs, lunch lids, and small utensils. An insert that takes up a large section of that rack is easier to live with if you run the dishwasher often or have room to hand-wash it. Check the drainage holes after washing, particularly if you used the basket for produce with small leaves or stems. Put the clean parts where water can run out of the basket and off the lid before you assemble them again.

The product listing mentions microwave and oven use. Williams Sonoma directs buyers to remove the lid and insert before oven heating. Treat the dish, lid, and insert as separate components when reading appliance instructions. If you mainly want a dish for reheating and serving cooked food, a regular storage container may be simpler to buy and put away. This product earns its space when the basket and vent see regular use.

How the glass changes the everyday trade-off

The clear outer dish lets you see the contents and look for pooled water below the insert. The glass base and glass-centered lid also make this a product to handle deliberately when moving a full batch. If you plan to lift it from a high shelf every day, compare that motion with a lighter produce keeper.

At the sink, move the basket alone when you can. This makes it easier to rinse food without having to deal with the combined weight of a wet glass base, the insert, and the produce. At the fridge, pull the assembled dish onto a steady surface before removing the insert if there is little room above it. A stable shelf at a comfortable height makes the three-part design easier to use than a location that requires moving other items first.

Before choosing multiple units, decide where to put a spare insert or lid if a part becomes damaged. The retailer’s listing identifies the product as a Williams Sonoma exclusive. It does not establish that parts are sold separately. If keeping a system going with replaceable pieces matters to you, check the exact size with the retailer before standardizing on this design.

Is it worth buying for your kitchen?

The product is worth considering when the basket repeatedly replaces a transfer between a colander and a storage dish. Williams Sonoma’s U.S. listing showed a $14.95–$19.95 range when checked. Compare the delivered price of the size you would use with the cost of the setup you already have or would buy instead.

Consider the routine you performed most recently. If you used a strainer at the sink, set it on a plate to catch water, then moved the produce to a separate container, the integrated version can reduce the number of vessels you handle. If you simply removed a portion of fruit from its packaging and washed it before serving, there may be little benefit from adding another glass box. Base the purchase on days when the design would have helped.

For a household that regularly buys produce in bulk, compare one Large with two Small units. One Large uses a single footprint and has a taller interior, while two Small dishes give you separate vent settings and spread the load across two bases. Two dishes take more horizontal space when stored side by side. Use the shelf measurements and the number of separate foods you handle to decide if the extra unit is worthwhile.

If the main alternative is a plain glass container, compare the two with a concrete task in mind. A plain dish works well for washed produce you have already dried, and you can often use it for leftovers later that night. The Hold Everything design is more useful when a batch must be lifted out again so you can empty the runoff without dumping the food into another bowl. If you only do that once in a while, the plain container could cover more of the jobs you need from the same shelf space.

At checkout, look for the full product name with “Glass Storage Container,” the published dimensions, and the removable colander. Williams Sonoma also lists a similarly named fruit-and-veggie fridge colander in its Hold Everything collection. Check the material and configuration before buying by collection name alone. Confirm the selected size and price, and inspect the rim, lid, and basket fit after unpacking so you can address any damage through the seller.

Conclusion

Choose this Williams Sonoma container if you regularly rinse and store batches of produce and will use the lift-out basket. Buy the Small for limited height or the Large for bulkier batches on a shelf with extra clearance. Check basket fit against your usual groceries before buying multiples.