I got these strainers to strain my ferments (Kefir/Ginger Bug/Kombucha). I spent months looking in stores and they just don't exist so was glad to find these. I did read reviews before purchasing and have the following to say: I think it takes a certain lack of common sense to dip thin plastic into boiling water and rolled my eyes at those who gave bad ratings because of this. I also have enough common sense to put plastic items on the TOP rack of my dishwasher. But really I wash them by hand.
Yes they were "squished" when they arrived. I think most people who are into fermenting for gut health are going to applaud that Amazon used the least amount of necessary packaging. They came nestled in a plastic bag in a padded envelope with the rest of the things I'd ordered. I took them all out and pre-washed them (by hand with soap and hot water) and they went mostly back into shape. After my first use... setting it over the edge of a bowl and moving a rubber spatula back and forth through it to strain my kefir... it went back to perfect shape and has maintained it since. Seriously, lighten up people!
They seem to be sturdy. We do some rubbing and tapping to separate the kefir grains and they're holding up great. Yes the holes are a bit smaller on the smaller strainer. So I guess if that makes a difference we use a different sized bowl and/or do a little at a time. I use the medium sized bowl most as it fits my bowl and my liking, but we've used them all. They're plastic... I don't expect them to last forever. They were a reasonable price. I would totally buy these again.
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Pretty flimsy, not particularly well made. Mesh was buckled, not a nice smooth bowl shape. I tried out the 5inch drainer, quit almost immediately: size was ok but uneven mesh was worrisome. Went back to my old 3inch stainless mesh, which is a bit of a pain - I'm strainig about 3 cups of a mix of canned cat food and water, to feed one of my cats through an e-tube. NOTE: When I rinsed the 5inch plastic (nylon?) mesh drainer under hot tap water, the mesh smoothed out quite nicely. I might try it again...I'ved used the 5" strainer a couple of times now and I like it for my purpose: I use it to strain a bended mixture of cat food and water to remove partcles that will block an e-tube; I DO NOT force anything through the mesh, just strain out the bits. For this purpose it works just fine and looks like it will last for awhile. The shape of the mesh is now perfect and firm after being rinsed in hot tab water, as I noted in my first review
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I'ved used the 5" strainer a couple of times now and I like it for my purpose: I use it to strain a bended mixture of cat food and water to remove partcles that will block an e-tube; I DO NOT force anything through the mesh, just strain out the bits. For this purpose it works just fine and looks like it will last for awhile. The shape of the mesh is now perfect and firm after being rinsed in hot tab water, as I noted in my first review
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Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015
Pretty flimsy, not particularly well made. Mesh was buckled, not a nice smooth bowl shape. I tried out the 5inch drainer, quit almost immediately: size was ok but uneven mesh was worrisome. Went back to my old 3inch stainless mesh, which is a bit of a pain - I'm strainig about 3 cups of a mix of canned cat food and water, to feed one of my cats through an e-tube. NOTE: When I rinsed the 5inch plastic (nylon?) mesh drainer under hot tap water, the mesh smoothed out quite nicely. I might try it again...Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015
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