Can I strain nut milks through this or is it too delicate?
1419559
I make my almond milk with it, but if you squeeze too hard it can tear and break thru. It Is pretty tough stuff and good quality for the price. I would buy again.
1419560
Definitely not too delicate. I use for soy milk. May require several layers to capture small particles.
590190
If you are doing only a cup of almond milk at a time, this might work. It is just 3-inches in diameter, and it fits nicely into a mug when steeping a cup of hot tea. The mesh is very fine, and catches all but the finest particles of tea leaves. However, if you are wanting to strain a larger quantity of almond milk, you would want a larger strainer for the job.
310018
I understand that, I'm always looking for alternative ways to do things! It would probably work alright. The holes are a little big for a serious filter, but once you got some almond meal over the sieve, it would help act as a filter. If you wanted it more finely filtered, you could pour the milk through a very fine sieve. It would depend on how you felt about a little almond meal in the final product. It would be easy to clean. Be sure and save and reuse the almond meal. If you were worried about keeping it too long, you could freeze it! :-)
1247144
I suppose you could soak your almonds , blend in a v.m. , and strain. This option was less expensive for me vs. buying a v.m. , it is stainless steel, has multiple settings, it cooks, and cleans very easily. If you have a v.m. you don't need this to blend almonds, or make soup. But, use a fine mesh strain and a rubber spatula to get all the milk from your batch. After you do that, use a nut milk bag if you need the milk to be extra smooth. I find I never need to use my nut milk bag any more after using the fine strainer. Nut milk bag is a lot of work and you never get all the milk out. Again, if you have a vita mix, you don't need this maker. But do invest in a good strainer with a handle , and a rubber spatula. Milk tip, use almond extract instead of vanilla when making almond milk, its awesome!
121497
I have never tried to strain such items. I use this item for making so-called Greek yogurt. You could get Online and ask the company rep. If the item would work for your needs. Good luck. GINNY
428245
It's takes just a couple minutes to strain the milk and you can squeeze as much or as little as u want. I let the milk run out on its own as much a possible before squeezing. If you want the absolute most out of your almonds, there is a fair amount of squeezing/ twisting, but nothing that's "excessive".
1160951
I have only used it for making almond and walnut nut milk. I am sorry I could not be of more help.
588047
You might be able to lessen the qty of milk to have it "set" but it is not design for that. Works best in Trifle or with fresh fruit it is meant to be used almost liquid.
1683197
I strain kefir, which is like lumpy buttermilk. If the custard is hot, it will cause the plastic strainer to start to melt.
1709333
It's been almost a year since I had this, I returned it cause it didn't work well. I don't really remember if I used it to make nut milk or not. I now use the blendtec and it does a wonderful job, but you do need to use the nut bag but that certainly isn't a biggie. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
718730
Yes. I put almonds in it to make almond milk. I just have to add them in with water. If you want to make nut butter you'd have to use the mincer attachment.
32784
You certainly could, but then you wouldn't have good air flow and I think it would leave a mess in your refrigerator. It would not be my recommendation. However, I have considered (but not yet tried) using one for a extra large nut milk bag...why not? The size is great for a double batch and they wash and dry well on a rack.
1260250
Don't know. I've never made nut milk, but my guess is that it would work fine for the first pass, but for finer matter you'd need something smaller, like a cheese cloth.
121498
I haven't had personal experience making nut milk, but the filter might separate regular-grind coffee grounds from brewed coffee. Don't know if that's an equivalent mesh. Note that the strainer is not mechanically strong enough to apply pressure to whatever is being strained. Gravity only here.
1810120
Sorry to get back to you late. I haven't tried almond milk but it works great with 2% and Soy milk, so I would think it would have no problem. As long as its still a liquid and not a pulp. But it is really strong, for example if you have it going and you touch the bottom it'll buzz your finger, and keep going. It doesn't stop easily. I've whipped through a marshmallow, thick coco powder, its fast enough to create froth so I think it should work for your purposes. I hope this helped! :)
2175973
I have been making almond milk for years and I have just run it under hot tap water changing to cold water until it rinses clean. I really don't want to get soap in it. I started using my old bag to strain my kale/apple drink and it is a world of improvement. Now, that stains but I will use that exclusively for the kale stuff. I would never let it sit after using it because it will "sour", not good.
1208982
Din not try nuts.it does well with pastry dough,chick peas for falafel etc.may be too big for nuts.