strainer
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For ultra-smooth texture, pass the purée through a fine-mesh strainer — an optional step, but one that brings a dish firmly into restaurant territory.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
This method works with anything with holes, such as a straw hat, a strainer, a cheese grater or even a perforated spoon.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
In a kitchen blender, puree the watermelon well, and strain through a fine mesh strainer.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023
Set a mesh strainer over a small heatproof bowl and place near the stovetop.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
When the last school bell rang, he picked the nearly dry pickles out of the strainer, jammed them into his pockets and threw the strainer behind the oranges.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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Special strainers for grating and juicing tomatoes gained a place among kitchen furnishings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Hand crank and electric tomato presses, strainers and sauce makers allow gardeners to separate the skins and seeds from the tomato meat for quicker and easier processing.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Eisenbise testified that she first had to drill a hole through one of the device’s end-caps and remove several metallic strainers inside the tube before it could function as a silencer.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023
The eyewear, made from soft drinks cans, plastic tea strainers, clothes pegs, bottle brushes and other objects represent the innovative way that many everyday things in Kenya are repurposed for other uses, Muriu says.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2021
Albert was cleaning out the teacups on the table in front of the sofa and laying tea strainers across the tops.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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