I need a strainer for washing quinoa. Are the holes on this one small enough to keep the quinoa seeds from washing out?
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Hi! My name is Liberty from Hawaii. Wide Rim mesh Basket has little holes but quinoa seeds will still go through the holes when you wash them. I suggest you buy the Japanese Rice washing bowl. It's the best for washing rice including quinoa. I ordered it from Amazon and I really like it!
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I tested a few grains of quinoa in my basket and it looked like they were going to get caught in the holes or be forced through. You need something with a finer mesh than this.
597060
I have not tried it because I am fairly certain that it would not -- the holes are not small enough to prevent the seeds from slipping through. It is very effective to puree food, but I don't know why they refer to it as a strainer -- I've never used it that way.
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I do not know how many millimeters the mesh is, but here is a photo with a penny. Hope it helps! i bought it for rinsing quinoa, and it works great!!! Cut and paste the following link into your web address bar to see my mesh strainer photo: http://tinypic.com/r/acdbuv/8
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Pretty sure the answer is you can use the strainer. The mesh is extremely fine!
1845793
I just tried it using dry quinoa (no water). Shaking it vigorously over a bowl, no grains slipped through. A few of the teeny tiny black husks did go though. (I have multi color quinoa.) It's possible that adding the force of water and swishing it all around, a few might slip through, but I doubt it.
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It's pretty small and the mesh is tight but the largest strainer could work depending on how much spaghetti you are draining. I would not try to use it for anything more than a couple of cups of pasta. I use mine for straining kefir.
63155
I think so. I purchased these as extras and they fit the strainer perfectly. I have not had any issues with them coming off the rim.
1087290
I have not used it as a yogurt strainer but the holes are small enough for me to strain lentils if that helps.
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It can be used to drain quinoa. I don't know about smaller though quinoa is the smallest grain I have.
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Just a few of the finest quinoa grains will get through when you first pour it in but I discovered that if you wet the strainer first nothing falls through and when you start the rinse the grains expand enough so nothing escapes.
1977716
I have all three sizes and love them. However, I actually use a long handled fine-screen mesh strainer for quinoa. I think the holes in my Tovolo strainer are too large and the quinoa would pass through. But if you decided to buy a Tovolo strainer the smallest one would be fine for one cup of other grain. The only other downside with these strainers is that the stainless steel rim around the top edge does interfere with easily dumping the grain (and red lentils!)into a pan, so be prepared to be able to completely invert it and bang it on the pan. Hope this helps.
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holes on the bottom as well, although slightly smaller than the ones on the side, which is good. It really is a terrific tea strainer - I use it every day.
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I have not rinsed quinoa in this, only rice. But, I believe the mesh is fine enough to be used for quinoa.
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Livefree, I use it for EVERYTHING; however, I am not familiar with quinoa. I use it for cleaning and draining couscous; rice; sifting flower (for making cakes); and a million other things. I can not imagine (after looking it up on line) that quinoa is so small that it will go through. I would say yes........you will LOVE this wonderful addition to your kitchen. It is sturdy, durable, easy to clean with your veg. brush and a JOY to use. Enjoy!
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I have not used this colander to strain yogurt, as I have a very fine mesh strainer for that purpose. I think that the holes in the colander are a bit too big, so a little of the yogurt might seep through them in addition to the whey.
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The mesh is small enough for quinoa, however I returned my set of strainers. They were cheap, poor quality, and bent too easily when I was rinsing pasta.
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It does work with quinoa - none of the quinoa goes through. However, some of the quinoa tends to get stuck in-between the layers of mesh. To get the stuck quinoa out, I let it dry and then lightly tapped the strainer until the grains popped out.