U.S. Kitchen Supply - Set of 4 Premium Quality Fine Mesh Stainless Steel Strainers with Wide Resting Ear Design - 3", 4", 5.5" and 8" Sizes - Sift, Strain, Drain and Rinse Vegetables, Pastas & Tea

Great design. Purchased 15 months ago, heavily used the 8-inch several times a week for rinsing up to 3-1/2 cups of beans and grains at a time. The wide "ear" at the top is like a third hand: place the ear against the edge of a sink, vessel or counter while holding the handle and pouring something through. The wide band around the rim clamps the screen tightly and also acts like a funnel to keep stuff from dripping over the side. Unlike another highly rated strainer*, these strainers don't rattle **at all**, and don't harbor water in the rim that'll continue to drip after you think you've shaken it dry. There is one potential weakness, especially for the 8-inch: the handle is welded to the rim, so to shake water from a basket full of something heavy, would recommend holding the strainer by the rim with 2 hands rather than shaking it by the handle alone, or even by the handle and the ear. After initally shaking the 8-inch by the handle, and a year of heavy use, a handle wire did snap loose, so I sent a snapshot to the seller and requested a replacement. Within a week, the seller graciously sent back a complete new set; the new ones look like they've been redesigned with stronger, wider-contact welds. So very nice customer service by someone who pays attention to quality. Highly recommended. (*another glaring flaw of this other competing strainer is it can't be rested against any straight edge, because its 2 ears don't extend past the top of the rim!)

I like strainers with not too small holes, and these fit the bill. Small holes get clogged up quickly and are good for nothing except a fine tea. But I need these to strain all kinds of things and they work great because they strain easily and clean easily. Plus, the price is excellent so there is nothing more to ask for. So far I used them only a few times, but they seem well put together and I expect them to last for years. (my set had four strainers, but there was a choice for another kind which has doubled up strainer, and only 3 strainers I believe... I didn't want those as they seemed to have a finer mesh)

Super nice. Made a lot of tomatoe sauce with these. Very nice set.

Note: 4 star for me is probably most people's 5 star. It is exceedingly rare for me to give 5 stars. Have had this set for nearly 3 years of daily use for one thing or another: sieving of loose tea, sifting of various dry ingredients, draining of veg or pasta, washing of fruits, berries, etc., and I am sure for many things no one told me about. They work splendidly, wash up a treat, no rust, and they work well in dishwasher. Obviously, if you have something that is going to get crusty if it dries, a smart person would eliminate that before setting it into the dishwasher for half a week. Don't think these would hold up for repeated use as a chinois, but your mileage may vary. These would 'nest' if you were not hanging them; however, if you are going to hang by the long handle, of course they no longer line up on the other end. This would be true of any manufacturer's product unless all of the handles were the same length. Not an important feature to me- I use a carabiner and hang them off the end of a rack in the pantry. Ordering another set as a gift today.

I replaced my old sifter. I love the multi sizes. So much easier, and convenient. So far so good. No complaints. No more broken, bent strainers.

I'm a guy who didn't see much use for a sifter until I started baking. I've also been rinsing all my fresh vegetables, and I've realized that I really need one. I decided to buy a set of five based on positive reviews and their stainless steel material. I've found the variety of sizes in the set to be very helpful for preparing small portions of grains!

Not much to hate about these sieves. They're sturdy and do the job I need them to do. In my case, as part of the straining process I use when I make plant based milks. These take a lot of the particulate out so that when I strain the "milk" through a nutmilk bag, it's not as arduous. I stumbled upon these after my previous sieve mysteriously went missing. I suspect inquisitive felinoid involvement Good value for money.

Love this set of strainers. The biggest hassle I have is washing RICE for dinner and it gets stuck in the solid rim around the top of the strainer and you’re having to dig them out. This is so well-made that you don’t have that issue. They’re small enough not to rinse out of the strainer. Can’t say enough about how good these are. I’m so glad that I got them, and I highly recommend them.

The big one is the big one, the other ones - 1 for big mug, 1 for cup and 1 for narrow glass.

These arrived on time and as described.

The large sieve handle fell off.

Very shallow basket. Doesn't hold as much as I thought.

Large strainer broke on first use