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strainer

[stray-ner] / ˈstreɪ nər /
NOUN
mesh
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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

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

Roll them before juicing, use a reamer if you have it and use a fine-mesh strainer to catch seeds.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023

In a kitchen blender, puree the watermelon well, and strain through a fine mesh strainer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

I poured the cooked hot chocolate mixture through the strainer and into the bowl.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

The tubes are approximately 10 mm in diameter, boast a narrow tip and include what appear to be strainers, which would filter out the impurities that were common in age-old beer.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022

An assortment of pots and pans hang from hooks on the wooden studs next to ladles and strainers and big boxes of breakfast cereal, which must come from Costco.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan


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