Oh man, Im a freak about straining. I dont want all those boiled hops and grain fragments floatin around in my beer bottles near the end...Though I know they sink, thats just more paranoia when Im transfering it around...I figured out a cool way to strain...
Get a packet of cheese cloth and cut off a peice large enough to cover the primary (BTW: this is for plastic primaries). Boil it to sanitize it, then when its done boiling (and cooled!), unravel it to the best of your ability without ripping it...kinda shake it around. Lay it over the top of the bucket and push a little bit of a dip into it. Take duct tape or any sturdy take and tape the cheese cloth down all around the sides....pour away! Strained--perfectly!
Well...almost perfectly for me...I was stingy on the tape and the cloth started to cave soooo make sure its sturdy lol