New Star Foodservice 34233 18/8 Stainless Steel China Cap Strainer, 8-Inch, Coarse Mesh

Many uses around the kitchen.

I’ve started making several different kinds of bone broth. And so I needed some thing that would be a high capacity strainer. I ordered this and even though it’s a little larger than I need it works beautifully and I’m able to get the results that I want and it really strains the broth beautifully.

This was well made for a good price. The holes are evenly spaced and the mesh is thick and sturdy. It’s big enough to b used for large quantities.

Love it for straining stock. Fits perfect on top of a one gallon pitcher

My husband has blasted through many of the simple wire mesh strainers when he cleans small car parts in the media-blast so I got him this. From my restaurant days, I remembered how sturdy these "china caps" were and this doesn't disappoint at all! Super sturdy, well-made, heavy duty. It seems expensive but I'll never have to buy him another one. Unless you have a large kitchen or a restaurant, this is big and storage would be a problem, but for the garage - excellent.

I cook a lot and this is great for staining large amounts.

I do a lot of cooking and baking that requires fine straining of gravy‘s sauces and custard‘s, so I needed one of these. But it’s a lot larger than I anticipated, so finding storage space for it when not in use is a little challenging. with the handle, it’s almost 18 inches long by 11 or 12 inches deep from the end of the cone to the top of the lip. I’m fortunate in that I have a walk-in pantry and I was able to hang a hook on the wall where this will hang. Because at first, I tried storing it in my baking cabinet and it just was awkward.

I purchased this because I make homemade stocks and broths. This is a great piece of equipment. This is huge and meant for a catering company or a restaurant. I went to culinary school and we would this size when hundreds of gallons worth of stock. You need to have the place to store it as it does take up a lot of room. I love it and I love the quality. It is fairly easy to clean and does fit in my dishwasher. This meets my needs, but I could see it being a little much for your average home cook.