Use a Kitchen towel folded length-wise and spanned between the handles and over the lid. Gives you a lot more control and prevents the lid from falling off. Get in some practice with that, and you’ll never need a strainer again. Plus you don’t have to strain out 100% of the water, just leave that last hard to get cup or so in there and let it evaporate/get absorbed by the noodles/incorporated into your sauce.
Use a Kitchen towel folded length-wise and spanned between the handles and over the lid. Gives you a lot more control and prevents the lid from falling off. Get in some practice with that, and you’ll never need a strainer again. Plus you don’t have to strain out 100% of the water, just leave that last hard to get cup or so in there and let it evaporate/get absorbed by the noodles/incorporated into your sauce.