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How to pronounce strainer in English?

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Type Words
Type of filter
Has types colander, cullender, screen, sieve, tea-strainer
Derivation strain

Examples of strainer

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Pour the blended mixture into a medium mesh wire strainer set over a large bowl.
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Break the matzo into 1-inch pieces and transfer to a strainer set over the sink.
From the post-gazette.com
If a clearer stock is desired, line the strainer with two layers of cheesecloth.
From the ocregister.com
Pass the soup through a fine-mesh strainer, pressing on the solids with a ladle.
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Place the chocolate in a large bowl, and set a fine-mesh strainer over the bowl.
From the dallasnews.com
Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer, leaving behind grit and sediment.
From the post-gazette.com
Put the mixture in a small strainer and dust it evenly over the top of the cake.
From the orlandosentinel.com
As each batch of potatoes is processed, immediately scrape it into the strainer.
From the omaha.com
Transfer the coated oyster to a strainer to shake gently to remove excess flour.
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More examples
  • A filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
  • A sieve, or sifter, separates wanted elements from unwanted material using a filter such as a mesh or net. However, in cooking, especially with flour, a sifter is used to aerate the substance, among other things. A strainer is a type of sieve typically used to separate a solid from a liquid. ...
  • (Strainers) Water lines or kitchen systems can get gravel, deposits that break free, and other stray items in the line. The velocity of the water pushing them, they can severely damage or clog devices installed in the flow stream of the water line. ...
  • A device through which a liquid is passed for purification, filtering or separation from solid matter; anything (including a screen or a cloth) used to strain a liquid; any device functioning as a sieve or filter - in special, a perforated screen or openwork (usually at the end of a suction pipe ...
  • Screens to filter out impurities from the pulp.
  • Brush or trees which have fallen into a river, usually on the outside of a bend. Current may sweep through, but the obstruction will stop a craft. Can be deadly.
  • Pierced obstructions which allow water through but not a swimmer - dangerous
  • A device installed in the inlet of a pump to prevent foreign particles from damaging the internal parts.
  • A filter or sieve used in fluid piping to trap scale and other intrained particles.