strainer
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Strain: Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl or heatproof measuring cup and pour in the syrup.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Once the lemon juice is combined with the macerated peels, water and pickle juice are stirred in before the entire mixture is strained using a fine-mesh strainer.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
Drain in a fine-mesh strainer, rinse under cool water and drain again.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
While their treatment of the ancient world is informed, to say the least, by their prior work, the scenario also feels like Hallmark pulped through a Disney strainer.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
Once when the Store was full of lunchtime customers, he dipped the strainer, which we also used to sift weevils from meal and flour, into the barrel and fished for two fat pickles.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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
He wants to go back to tea pits, tea cups, tea strainers and "those all-omitting tea timers".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2023
Their bodies can become caught against underwater thickets of tree branches and debris, called strainers, which can make it difficult to find them until the waters recede.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
He instructed Joseph to pour the hot water over the strainers.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
