Would this work for rinsing quinoa?
1369861
No, the holes are too big. Also, your best bet for rinsing quinola is cheesecloth.
1369862
I don't cook with quinoa, so I wouldn't be able to really answer your question. The holes are pretty small, but I can't answer if they are small enough for quinoa. It is a sturdy colander and I use it a lot.
686024
Yes. I bought the strainer set to use for straining kefir grains. Sacrificing 3T of red quinoa, I tested the question using the medium and large strainers as the small clearly would hold the grains. The medium and large strainers also held the small grains while being rinsed. The strainers are very slightly graded in size. Glad to help.
1844614
I expect it would work, but you might need a liner (like a coffee filter) in the strainer to avoid having it pour through. When I put my yogurt in, it's already fairly thick.
1886819
The few times I have rinsed I just put the quinoa in a fine strainer and rain water over it. Most of the time I don't even do that. I have not noticed a difference either way.
2144684
The mesh is much finer than is needed to hold quinoa - so yes, it will hold quinoa.
964620
I believe it would do a good job, however I have never used it for blanching since I have a smaller pot for blanching vegetables.
568579
My guess is it could, although you'd probably be better off with a good flour sifter. I have the norpro 3 cup, and absolutely love it for sifting wheat and bread flour. I think that would work well for what you are looking for. Hope that helps :)
1832490
I haven't used it for grating, but I don't think it would be good for that. Our Quisinart machine has a grater blade. The blades on the Oster would chop it up, but would probably produce uneven size pieces.
2258076
This strainer is fine enough for quinoa, yes. I would recommend this strainer for sifting dry ingredients rathern than rinsing wet. I use this as a sifter for flour exclusively and can tell you it tends to hold onto some of the flour in a groove around the circumference of the underside of the strainer. This isn't an issue since I don't wash the strainer in between sifting, but if you were to wash it, I wonder if it would be as hard to dry, eventually causing rust? I would recommend a chinois made for straining boullion, which keep the quinoia and let the water through.
59173
I use mine to rinse quinoa and it works great for that. I don't know how fine Strawberry are so I'm unsure how it would work for that.
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.
2105117
Absolutely, 2 to 1 ratio water to quinoa, select your spices, habanero is my favorite, close and hit the rice button just once and walk away. This cooks it the best.
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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
1517352
Yes! That's exactly what I bought it for and it works. Just remember, it is not instant, you have to scrub for a few minutes.
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I suppose technically it could but would not use it for that myself. I use it to wash delicates, rinse large quantities of fresh veggies etc...Not sure I would consider cooking in it.
93164
Yes, In fact I believe you could strain cooked quinoa in this colander and lose very little.
1992875
I am sorry, but I am personally not familiar with QUINOA. I can't speculate about the size of the actual grains and how the mesh would treat them.