New Star Foodservice 38071 Stainless Steel Reinforced Bouillon Strainer, 8-Inch

This with cheese cloth will help keep all the grain slough out the wash.

Great construction. Handle long enough to fit large kettle so do not have to hold it when pouring.

Use this all the time

I’m no Gordon Ramsay or Julia Child, but I do consider myself above average in the kitchen. I’m also not a big gadget person, mainly because space is limited in my kitchen. That said, I’m genuinely happy with this stainless steel strainer. It’s a total game changer!If you make homemade stock or love a delicate soup, this strainer is a must-have. It does the job with precision, and it’s sturdy enough to handle anything I throw at it. Definitely a great addition to any kitchen.

I was about to get the Matfer version which comes highly recommended for making yogurt, but at over $80 it really made me think twice, and I ended up finding this version. The lack of reviews commenting on whether the mesh was fine enough for yogurt, and the occasional review mentioning irregular spacing in the mesh did make me a bit apprehensive, but at $25 I figured it was worth the risk. This strainer is proper stainless steel, and is completely dishwasher safe, so cleaning is super easy. The "cage" design is also great for protecting the mesh during storage, and helps stand the strainer up during use.Long story short, the mesh does indeed have some imperfections, and it is less dense at the very bottom, but IT WORKS. Not even a teaspoon of solids made it through the mesh, while the whey slowly dripped out, leaving me with lovely, thick, creamy Greek style yogurt.It's quite tall, too tall to put in my fridge unfortunately, so I'm limited to very short straining times at room temperature, but 30 minutes is enough to get about 3/4 cup of whey out of the yogurt, and that's good enough for me.Definitely recommended for yogurt (and I suppose other things that require fine mesh strainers).Edit : I realised I forgot to mention why I knocked a star off - it's because of the slight imperfections in the mesh and the wider mesh at the bottom.

Everything is really good. Good quality, easy to hold, good design.

I love this chinois - super fine mesh and large capacity. My sauces are much improved :-)

Bought it for my husband so he could perfect his sauces. He absolutely loves it.