Big basket!It holds at least 2 cups of rice, and perhaps 3. The lower part is solid.You can advise to allow water to drain the small holes opposite the side with the lip, so you can keep a good grip on it.Linner and small holes.Don't worry about any rice pills decline.I can think of a lot of other things that you can rinse, vegetables as well as pimples like quinoa, etc. I love the oval shape.Many easier to manage a round sieve, and it carries more than a large sieve.(This is what you might use. It is good, hard plastic, not very rigid, and easy to wash.