If you have ever eaten in a restaurant and wondered how they got their sauces and purées so silky smooth, the answer is simple: a mesh strainer. The best mesh strainers create a lovely, perfect ...

A tightly woven mesh is key, but other elements make the difference between a bad strainer and a great one. I put 10 popular models to the test—sifting bran from whole wheat flour, straining seeds ...

Whether you're a beginner home cook or a veteran chef, you probably already know that a great fine mesh strainer can make your life easier in the kitchen. The best fine mesh strainers are made from ...

Favored by chefs and cherished by home cooks, chinois strainers are versatile workhorses. In fact, the right chinois strainer could very well replace every other sieve, strainer or colander in your ...

When what you're cooking calls for a silky smooth texture (think soups, custards, broths, and jams) using a chinois strainer is a convenient and efficient way to separate lumps and solid pieces out ...

When it comes to poaching eggs for toast, salads, grain bowls, or Eggs Benedict, how do professionals get them to look so perfect? Mine tend to have rough edges with trailing tendrils of egg whites.

December 29, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Every now and again you'll stumble on a recipe that requires powdered sugar, often on top of a baked cake or ...

Which chinois strainer is best? A chinois strainer is different from a standard strainer or colander in that it is cone-shaped. They typically are capable of straining far finer particles due to using ...