Are the holes small enough to keep berry seeds from passing through?
1358491
Grandma knows. I think there were others who actually gave measurements of the holes.
2219424
Probably not. I have had nothing pass thru the holes including Spinach or Rice, so far.
27856
What Lydia said is pretty accurate - one of the discs has holes small enough that you can do seedless jam, but the odd extra-tiny seed or seed-fragment might get through. But since you can say the same for mashing berries through a sieve or even cheesecloth, it's about as seedless as you can get!
939023
I does have very small openings for small birds and should keep the big birds out. I actually had to cut a few bigger hole, so that the cardinals could get in to eat.
1456983
They will hold. Holes are not big enough for cranberries to fall through. It works great!
597062
I used it for trying to separate tomato skins and seed from the pulp. I found that the disk with the larger holes let the seeds through and even some skin. My guess is that even the disk with the smaller holes would let berry seeds through. Another problem is that the pulp oozes up above the plunger and then when you open it, this pulp spills out.
1030561
They are probably close to 1/2 inch opening on top, but they get narrower at the bottom. I think most blueberries would fit in there, but some would be too big.
318522
You can but you must make sure that any seeds, sunflower chips, etc., are small... the size of red or white millet (max). Anything bigger will clog the openings.
679286
Yes, though it might not take out really fine seeds. It would certainly work on raspberry and blackberry seeds. The sieve part has very small holes, about 1mm.
1966276
The handles do not move and the holes are not very large. I don't think anything would get through them.
2227797
I would say the holes are too big for that. When I put fine seasonings in it, they fell right through. Perhaps if the coffee beans aren't ground too fine.
996560
Sorry, I don't have any way of measuring them. Blueberry seeds will go through the smallest, but not blackberry or strawberry. The largest is a slot which I think is 1/8th by 1/4. A small finishing nail will go through the medium, but not the small. I really can't help you.
916557
Definite NO. The lid has a gasket and screws on tight. I know they can get into just about anything but these are secure from them. They also keep out the moisture. I use mine for my wood chips for my smoker and have had no problems with them being tight the lid is on.
2283200
Yes, the mesh is fine enough to retain raspberry seeds--the challenge will be compressing the puree against the mesh! Maybe a large flat spoon to press the raspberry mixture against the mesh?
1094097
I don't think it can. The openings are barely large enough to pass small sunflower seeds.
1078093
The mesh on this is fairly large. Any small seed or Niger will fall through. It's very attractive, but not the most functional.
1461103
Yes there are air tight and don't see why not safe to store seeds. Don't know about shrinking but don't think so.