It's the handiest basket you will ever keep in your kitchen! Your grandmother used it during canning season to blanch fruits and tomatoes. Now, you can use it to carry red-ripe garden tomatoes or freshly picked vegetables to the kitchen sink for rinsing and then straight to the stove for blanching. There is plenty of room for large batches with the 9" opening. When opened, the basket is approximately 7" deep and folds flat for convenient storage. Unit is one-piece and made of stainless steel.