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Further streamlining straining soymilk
PatMeadows
2 posts
May 18, 2010
9:41 AM
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Hi Bryanna,
[Please say the subject line ten times quickly.... yikes!]
I've no doubt you'll think of this too, but maybe I can save you some time/effort by telling you first - I just thought of it recently.
I've been using the chinois, as you know, to strain soy, and other, milks. I've been washing the chinois under cool running water, with a brush slightly larger than a toothbrush. (The chinois is large and I rarely have room in the dishwasher for it.)
But now that the weather is (fairly) warm, I can just step out the kitchen door to the deck, and blast the chinois (from the outside inwards, of course) with the hose - with the spray set on 'jet' on the pistol grip.
That's all the washing it needs and takes just a moment. So this is great.
If your outside water tap isn't reasonably near the kitchen, this might not be worth it for you.
But for me, my kitchen opens into a small laundry/utility room and two steps away from the kitchen is the back door to outside (to a deck). One more step and I'm at the outdoor water faucet.
Cheers,
Pat Meadows
In rainy, cool northern Pennsylvania
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
2725 posts
May 18, 2010
10:49 AM
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Thanks for posting that, Pat! I can do that, too1 I'm still waiting for my chinois-- they had to back-order it. But it should be here soon! Can't wait!
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ruthwilles
1 post
Sep 14, 2010
5:09 PM
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With the chinois, do you need anything else like cheese cloth to strain the soymilk? Where did you order your chinois from? Did you get the extra fine one? Does it strain the milk & not leave any pulp in the milk?
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Bryanna
Owner/Moderator
2745 posts
Sep 14, 2010
6:43 PM
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Ruth, I got the extra-fine mesh chinois and I don't use a cloth. I strain it quickly and use a spatula to sort of press out the last bit. I don't like pulpy milk, so I strain it again (after mixing in the salt and sugar) through a fine tea strainer into the bottles. No messy cloths! I ordered mine from amazon.com and my brother brought it up to me when he visited from California.
Here's my update about it with a link:
http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/06/graduations-family-emergencies-visitors.html
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