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 ...

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 ...

Straight to the Point The winning Rösle Stainless Steel Round Handle Kitchen Strainer is a longtime Serious Eats favorite. It has a deep, generous basket and super fine mesh. The more affordable OXO ...

The Rösle strains even the finest particles and has a sturdy bowl rest. Any baker knows a good fine-mesh strainer is the secret to successful desserts, whether you’re straining custard, smoothing out ...

Sharon Lockley has over 20 years of experience as an editor and writer and has been contributing to Food & Wine since 2019. When it comes to poaching eggs for toast, salads, grain bowls, or Eggs ...

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 ...

Slotted spoons are definitely useful, but they often lack the kind of straining ability and nimble handling best suited to certain dishes. The next time you’re looking to skim the unsightly foam from ...

The bitter taste of defeat must be unrinsed quinoa — or, worse, rinsed quinoa that ends up partially (or mostly) in the sink. But when you have one of the best strainers for quinoa, that defeat can be ...