Can I use this to strain coffee grounds? Is it fine enough?
1165995
I love the strainer. Tis roomy with fairly small openings. But, this is not fine enough to strain coffee grounds.
1165996
Hi Angela - Its a fine strainer but I don't think fine enough for coffee grounds. Quite a few years ago I bought a hand held strainer from Cost Plus and its extremely fine - I still have it. If you think a hand held one would work & have access to a Cost Plus you might check it out.
46205
Yes, is good but you should put a sponge around of the input strainer. I have a sponge around and all goes good.Good luck.
1071527
I don't think it would catch the finer grounds. I use espresso and it is basically powder. Again, with sand it would depend. I think when it's wet and all clumped together some would be caught, but not all. I use a fabric strainer for the coffee and I brew it cold. It's the same strainer that is in my Bodum French press. I just this second used my Polder to strain cold fat off of chilled broth.
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The strainer is the same as far as I know but this version is primarily used for making cold-brew coffee where cold water is poured over coarse ground beans & then refrigerated for a minimum of 12hrs. before pressing & pouring.
2047459
I would say yes if not tooo fine a grind. It is a fine mesh and if you've ever use a coffee press you would probably get same effect. I haven't done it myself because I don't drink coffee so I don't see why not. Finished pot should contain no grounds. Not to mention that when I was young, my grandmother use to make great coffee by putting the grounds in empty egg shells. The coffee stayed pretty settled at the bottom of the pot inside the egg shells and you poured carefully. So this should work.
1031599
I use it to strain homemade ricotta. Line with cheese cloth and it will be fine.
632176
Yes. I often have to scrape grounds out of my coffee grinder. I would think this would be bad for automatic grinders.
1446656
I think it works perfectly fine but I like my coffee pretty strong and probably use more grounds per cup than most. It is a finer grind than say, Folgers. Hope this helps.
452240
I can't imagine the mesh is fine enough to strain coffee. It is designed for tea and some spices.
1423496
I've never used it for anything that fine. I only use it for my French press which is a fairly coarse grind. The drawer underneath however is not very large, I'd recommend something with bigger container underneath.
1924327
This machine is designed for roasting half pound coffee. Anthing else will be your story to share. For my machine, I won't even consider it.
1887520
I'm not sure how sturdy your herbs are, but I use mine to grind coffee and that's a pretty tough substance. Be careful, however, not to densely pack the grinder and pulse it to grind. Don't overload it and then jam down on the buttons. That's a sure recipe for failure.
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I use ground coffee. I grind it extra fine and it seems to work. Not as fast as course ground. But it works.
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Yes, but imperfectly. I wouldn't use it regularly as a coffee filter though; every once and again our coffee maker overflows into the carafe, bringing coffee grounds with the overflow, which I'll then filter with this strainer while pouring. Smaller grounds get through (as with a French Press), otherwise, it does a fine job.
1071526
No, it would not catch sand (at least not fine beach sand) or coffee grounds. The mesh is too large for that. It's a pretty standard mesh size, if you find similar types of strainers in your local stores, they all seem to have the same size mesh.
540333
It will handle a large enough quantity of nuts just fine. It's really not designed to grind smaller amounts. You're better off with a coffee grinder for flax seeds and quantities of nuts and spices up to approx. 2 tablespoons. 1/4 cup may need to be done in 2 batches.
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Yes, great for straining, but it is flimsy. However, as much as I have been expecting it to break, it hasn't. I use it quite often.