I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most of
what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite a
while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves but
when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
Been looking a long time for this one. Polly

On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most of
> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite a
> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves but
> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly

What!? Yer not gonna show us the tool or where to get it?

nb

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
>> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most
>> of
>> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite
>> a
>> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
>> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
>> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
>> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
>> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves
>> but
>> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
>> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly
>
> What!? Yer not gonna show us the tool or where to get it?
>
> nb
Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
tablespoon. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:23:54 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

>"notbob" > wrote in message
...
>> On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
>>> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most
>>> of
>>> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite
>>> a
>>> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
>>> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
>>> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
>>> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
>>> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves
>>> but
>>> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
>>> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly
>>
>> What!? Yer not gonna show us the tool or where to get it?
>>
>> nb
>Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
>picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
>tablespoon. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356

This works much better:
http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Stainl...d+sugar+shaker

On Jun 16, 6:47*am, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:23:54 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >"notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
> >>> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most
> >>> of
> >>> what was in there. *YeeHa! *Finally found something I'd needed for quite
> >>> a
> >>> while. *Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
> >>> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
> >>> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. *Aha! methinks. *Just right for
> >>> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. *Yesss.
> >>> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves
> >>> but
> >>> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
> >>> * * Been looking a long time for this one. *Polly
>
> >> What!? *Yer not gonna show us the tool or where to get it?
>
> >> nb
> >Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
> >picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
> >tablespoon. *http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356
>
> This works much better: *http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Stainl...e-Handle/dp/B0...

Yeah Sheldon, for powdered sugar, but that's not what she is using the
little powdered sugar sifter for......she's using it to skim scum of
the tops of smaller pots full of beans or stock, etc.

On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:

> Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
> picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
> tablespoon. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356

Thank you!

But yes, a bit small. Plus, more holes than scum skim real estate. I
like to get a bit more scum, even if I lose some juice. For
that size, I use a regular serving spoon, sans holes.

nb

ImStillMags wrote:
>On Jun 16, 6:47*am, Brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:23:54 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>> > wrote:
>> >"notbob" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
>> >>> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most
>> >>> of
>> >>> what was in there. *YeeHa! *Finally found something I'd needed for quite
>> >>> a
>> >>> while. *Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
>> >>> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
>> >>> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. *Aha! methinks. *Just right for
>> >>> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. *Yesss.
>> >>> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves
>> >>> but
>> >>> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
>> >>> * * Been looking a long time for this one. *Polly
>>
>> >> What!? *Yer not gonna show us the tool or where to get it?
>>
>> >> nb
>> >Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
>> >picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
>> >tablespoon. *http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356
>>
>> This works much better: *http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Stainl...e-Handle/dp/B0...
>
>Yeah Sheldon, for powdered sugar, but that's not what she is using the
>little powdered sugar sifter for......she's using it to skim scum of
>the tops of smaller pots full of beans or stock, etc.

An ordinary serving spoon works well and is far easier to clean...
raise the temperature a bit and the rising bubbles push all the
scum/fat to the sides for easy skimming. I just don't see the
usefulness of that teensy toys r us sifter. I have a nesting set of
small nylon mesh sifters, I never use them... for skimming one pass
and they'd clog - totally useless!

On 6/16/2013 10:18 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-06-16, Polly Esther > wrote:
>
>> Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
>> picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
>> tablespoon. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356
>
> Thank you!
>
> But yes, a bit small. Plus, more holes than scum skim real estate. I
> like to get a bit more scum, even if I lose some juice. For
> that size, I use a regular serving spoon, sans holes.
>
> nb
>
I have a small strainer, with very fine mesh. It's deep, would hold
about 1/4 cup of something dense. I'm not sure what it was intended to
be used for. It's very handy for skimming skum off of boiling chicken
or a boiled roast, etc. Or from bones and vegetables wnen making stock.
As you say, more "real estate".

There are no name brand or markings on it. I don't remember where I got
it but I've had it for a lot of years. I was one of those silly kids
who started buying small household items when I was in my teens. I knew
I'd be out on my own one day. And I liked to cook. So I'd buy kitchen
stuff. No doubt I picked this strainer up around the the same time I
bought my first collapsible veggie steamer.

Hmmmm, we haven't had any "I'm moving out, what should I buy for the
kitchen?" posts lately. Think those trolls all grew up?

Jill

On Jun 16, 7:47*am, jmcquown > wrote:

>
> Hmmmm, we haven't had any "I'm moving out, what should I buy for the
> kitchen?" posts lately. *Think those trolls all grew up?


Probably, due to the economy, they are all still living at home !!

On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:23:54 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

> Here you go - or this may give you the zip code directory for Biloxi. The
> picture is heaps magnified. In reality, the strainer is about the size of a
> tablespoon. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/powder...-spoon/s604356

I've never seriously considered using a strainer because I thought the
foam would just fall through the holes. I'd like to hear how it goes,
because I have something like that in a larger size.

For people who live near a Crate & Barrel store, but don't want to go
into the store because it's all the way downtown and parking is Hell -
they have "back door pickup". Order it via computer and put a tick in
the "back door pickup" box. For me, that means the loading dock. You
pull in there and they have your item waiting for you. Best of all,
no delivery charges!


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

It might also be good to strain coffee - I pour mine from the French press thru a tiny strainer and it catches fine grinds I"d be otherwise drinking.

I have a set of 4 small strainers and used one tonight to separate the seeds from a 'squozin' lemon. I also use the tiniest one to sprinkle a bit of ground cumin on a chicken dish I make. The uses are endless.

On Sunday, June 16, 2013 9:47:53 AM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> This works much better:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Winware-Stainl...d+sugar+shaker

I almost bought one of those to store a bit of flour for dusting a counter when messing with dough.
Ever the frugal one, I just reused a container dried parsley came in. Just the right number of holes etc.

In article >,
says...
>
> It might also be good to strain coffee - I pour mine from the French press thru a tiny strainer and it catches fine grinds I"d be otherwise drinking.
>
> I have a set of 4 small strainers and used one tonight to separate the seeds from a 'squozin' lemon. I also use the tiniest one to sprinkle a bit of ground cumin on a chicken dish I make. The uses are endless.

They are sold here as tea strainers, for people who make tea in a
pot with loose tea. I often use mine for straining gravy, lemon juice
etc.

Janet UK

On Sunday, June 16, 2013 2:03:58 AM UTC-4, Polly Esther wrote:
> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most of
>
> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite a
>
> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
>
> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
>
> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
>
> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
>
> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves but
>
> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
>
> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly

You could also use a tea strainer.

http://www.richardfisher.com

On 6/16/2013 6:46 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> It might also be good to strain coffee - I pour mine from the French press thru a tiny strainer and it catches fine grinds I"d be otherwise drinking.
>
> I have a set of 4 small strainers and used one tonight to separate the seeds from a 'squozin' lemon. I also use the tiniest one to sprinkle a bit of ground cumin on a chicken dish I make. The uses are endless.


This will also get the orange and lemon seeds out of the sangria.

Becca

In article >,
"Polly Esther" > wrote:

> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most of
> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite a
> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves but
> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly

Isn't that called a tea strainer?

--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of April 8, 2013.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Polly Esther" > wrote:
>
>> I was happily left in a kitchen tool store to inspect and consider most
>> of
>> what was in there. YeeHa! Finally found something I'd needed for quite
>> a
>> while. Over in the mostly specific cake section was a small - maybe 2"
>> wide - strainer/sieve little thing whose intended purpose is to sprinkle
>> powdered sugar onto baked good stuff. Aha! methinks. Just right for
>> skimming scum, bubbly white froth from boiling potatoes or beans. Yesss.
>> The standard skimmer here is okay when I'm cooking for a pack of wolves
>> but
>> when cooking for four, this little tool is just right.
>> Been looking a long time for this one. Polly
>
> Isn't that called a tea strainer?

That's what I thought too.