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Psilosopherr
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Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans
#22112038 - 08/19/15 01:46 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've been dissatisfied with the size of typical colanders from day one of this hobby. Even amazon doesn't seem to have a strainer big enough. Then I see one of those little wastebaskets made of metal mesh on TV and it seems my prayers have been answered.

Haven't had the chance to go to a store to verify if the mesh is small enough to strain WBS so I thought I'd ask if anybody else had tried it. Or maybe you have other alternatives to typical colanders?
Hopefully others will benefit from this. Sure would be cheaper than buying a strainer.
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cronicr



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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: Psilosopherr]
#22112047 - 08/19/15 01:48 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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they work good i use them alot when i do a lot of jars
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betaWP
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: cronicr]
#25884394 - 03/19/19 07:39 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Apologies for bumping an old thread - but have others successfully strained smaller grains like finch seed with a mesh trash bin?
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Psilosopherr
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: betaWP]
#25884395 - 03/19/19 07:41 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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No sweat.
I don't think you could use such a thing for grass seed or smaller grains, not the models I've seen anyway. But window screen is cheap, especially at secondhand stores.
Window screens seem the best/only route for bulk strainers to me.
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Dionili
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: Psilosopherr]
#25884408 - 03/19/19 07:47 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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I've been using a window screen for years. only way to strain 10 gallons of spawn at once but also works better then a colander in my opinion
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Psilosopherr
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: Dionili]
#25884428 - 03/19/19 07:54 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Makes you wonder what the fuck is wrong with colander manufacturers. You can't find a good retail strainer to save your life.
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Dionili
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: Psilosopherr]
#25884437 - 03/19/19 07:58 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
Psilosopherr said: Makes you wonder what the fuck is wrong with colander manufacturers. You can't find a good retail strainer to save your life.
For some fuckin reason they dont make them available larger then 5qts at most stores lol
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Re: Alternative to colanders/strainers: Metal mesh garbage cans [Re: betaWP]
#25884441 - 03/19/19 08:00 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Window screen!
I wished I asked before today. Thank you so much.
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