Will this work for straining tea made from powdered tumeric?
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Tumeric powder seems like it would be a bit too fine to use with this strainer. Maybe try a Superbag?
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I bought it for my husband & he uses tea bags. Hasn't even used the mesh basket for loose leaf tea. I don't think the mesh basket is tight enough to hold a powder tea in. Maybe you could but the powdered tea in cheese cloth & then in the mesh basket?
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You can remove the strainer and add a tea bag into the teapot. With the strainer, its perfect for loose leaf tea�
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I expect it would work, but you might need a liner (like a coffee filter) in the strainer to avoid having it pour through. When I put my yogurt in, it's already fairly thick.
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Hi Faith, I am not sure what you mean by your question as I have never made any oil infusions. The mesh is really fine and will prevent almost any sized particle through to the cup except for very fine powders and grains. I looked at some strainers for oil infusers and I think that this should work for you. I am guessing that you will strain your oil infusion through the strainer? It should be very good for that, but I guess that it might depend on how thick the oil is. Wish I could give you a more definitive answer. I hope that this helps. Regards, Coolahoo
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No, it's really just designed to brew a single serving of tea 8oz to maybe 16oz maximum. Over filling the mesh ball doesn't allow for tea leave expansion and reduces the infusion. You could use several in a full tea pot in theory.
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It can be made by the cup in a strainer, a little less than one half of the ball per large mug (10 oz or more), rolling boil water is best to get the flavor out, let steep several minutes, stirring occasionally. I prefer to make a pot of tea with central strainer, about 4 TBS, and let it cool to room temperature. I mix this one with other teas and herbs and mulling spices. It brews well with stevia as sweetener, blends well, and keeps perfectly in a lidded jar.
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I'm not sure about that since I've never tried straining cooking oil with it. However, the strainer is lined with a nice fine mesh, so it should do the job.
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I generally just run hot water through my Keurig and then use a traditional tea strainer. I haven't really tried it for tea. Don't think it would steep long enough.
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I've never used fine tea powder, so I'm not sure. The strainer is finely woven & to test it for you I took the finest thing in my kitchen similar to powder a cake flour & it held it well in the strainer. I had to really force it through like a sifter to get the flour through. I hope that answers your question.
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I can't imagine the mesh is fine enough to strain coffee. It is designed for tea and some spices.
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I don't see why not although you would have to use tea bags. Loose tea would get through the strainer insert since the holes are not that fine.
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I would think it would work for tea, I've never tried it. You cannot remove the plunger. When depressed, the grounds are below it, so you shouldn't need to remove it.
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i have an open top mesh strainer that i plop into almost boiling water.if you are interested in quality teas, you need away to deal with loose leaves. of course, you can just dump tea in water, then strain it this is worth the effort as even davidsons is far better than tea bags.personally, i prefer yamamotoyama as tea is important to me. do follow directions. too long a brew ruins greens.
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I think it is intended to put in tea LEAVES, but I actually put in 8 small tea bags in the basket/strainer and it made wonderful tea for me. You could put more tea bags if you wanted stronger. I love mine!
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No, this sieve / strainer is very small and insubstantial. Its best use might be for straining loose tea over a mug.
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I think it would work. I use it to strain curds and whey that I make. I prefer to double it over so it's 2 layers and then I put it in my mesh strainer and it works great. It's very durable. I hand wash and air dry it and then fold it up and store in a plastic bag in between uses. It's very large so you will cut a piece to fit your strainer.