Kitchen sieve/strainer

[dirtymartini]

Somewhere I saw a picture of a strainer/sieve that sat on top of a 6.5 gallon bucket used to strain the wort. Anyone have an idea where I might find something like this?

 

[the_bird]

Target. I have an adjustable, fine-mesh collander that I've been dumping my wort through. It both filters out most of the gunk and does a great job of aerating the wort.

 

[dirtymartini]

Target. I have an adjustable, fine-mesh collander that I've been dumping my wort through. It both filters out most of the gunk and does a great job of aerating the wort.

Will the collander sit right on the bucket? I'm looking for something I don't need three hands for while dumping the wort. SWMBO would not be impressed with wort spillage on her clean kitchen floor! As much as I dislike those kind of stores, I may be forced to go...

 

[the_bird]

It sets right on top. Mine is a LITTLE bit big, but I think you can get one that's a touch smaller. Take some measurements before you go.

 

[ColoradoXJ13]

They are usually called 'in sink strainers', are rectangular and meant to sit on your sink suspended from the edges, most are adjustable.

 

[dirtymartini]

It sets right on top. Mine is a LITTLE bit big, but I think you can get one that's a touch smaller. Take some measurements before you go.

Thanks Bird!

 

[EdWort]

Somewhere I saw a picture of a strainer/sieve that sat on top of a 6.5 gallon bucket used to strain the wort. Anyone have an idea where I might find something like this?

Is this what you are talking about?

I got it at Target. It's stainless and cost about $20 and as the Bird says, it aerates the wort just great!

 

[Tony]

I have the very same strainer, and use it all the time. I picked mine up at Bed Bath & Beyond for about 15 bucks. Great strainer, I use it to strain when batch sparging into the kettle.

 

[dirtymartini]

Found one on Amazon.com
Now I don't have to go to Target!!!