Are they good for nuts? Rice? Quinoa? Is the mesh fine enough for bulk items such as nuts, rice and quinoa?
2044120
No. The mesh isn't fine enough. Whole foods has 2 bags that I like. One is a cotton bag especially for bulf foos. It has a velcro closure. The other is part mesh (very fine) part solid.
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.
686021
Absolutely! Gret strainers, I use them for quinoa all the time. That and my keifer grains.
564920
I don't know the mesh size because they are irregular and would span several mesh sizes but for comparison purposes, they are about the same size as the peanuts in crunchy peanut butter.
2105162
I would assume so, providing they are cooked vegetables. I've only used mine once and yes, it isn't top of the line by any stretch but if you're onlygoing to rice for your husband I would think it would be fine. It's not very large but it worked for me the only time I used it.
1660541
Yes the mesh is fine enough to rinse rice. Just to make sure, I just put a handful of rice into the strainer and the mesh is definitely fine enough NOT to let the rice fall through it.
910861
The mesh is pretty fine - I use mealworms in it. Not sure what the consistency is of cracked corn but I would say it's probably doable. I think I could put oatmeal in it with no problem if that's a similar size. I also think it's not at all flimsy and seems like a well balanced tray when hanging
52453
The mesh is tiny and the material is very sturdy. Will it hold rice or quinoa? Absolutely! I love mine and think you will love it too.
876339
Rice will definitely work, I haven't tried it with quinoa yet, but I believe it will. I'll have to do an ultra-scientific experiment when I get home from work, and then I'll get back to you with an answer.
1301141
I filled mine with rice and it works very well. Friends of mine have used sand and crushed walnut shells. sand does get a little heavy, but gives a good base. Rice has to be settled by tapping it. same with the nut shells. All work well.
108460
You can put different kinds of nuts in the bulk candy pods and it works quite well. You cannot use the gum ball pod for smaller items such as nuts, m&m;'s, skittles etc as they will just fall thru.
923782
This will do well for nuts, but I don't think it will handle vegetables or fruit very well.
818877
No, quinoa will not fall through any of these strainers. I bought mine because my daughter likes to strain spaghetti sauce, Italian dressing, etc, and they work fine, so no way quinoa will slip through.
1613353
Haven't used it for quinoa yet. Haven't noticed other food getting stuck in the edge though.
2283197
I would say yes-its a nice fine mesh and although I haven't done raspberries in it I think it would fine. I use it constantly to strain all kinds of things and it is a nice convenient size to have hanging near the stove for quick jobs.
1186785
I agree with the seller. Not a good option for rice but the organic muslin bags would be perfect! We have those as well and they have been wonderful for chia seeds, orzo, anything small. We have been very happy with both types of bags!!
1427702
Yes. This is an issue with chunky food. Quinoa shouldn't be an issue. I sometimes use a chopstick to help push the food down and push slowly.