Reddit mentions: The best baking sifters

So I use this large sieve...
https://www.amazon.com/Winco-SIV-14-Sieves-14-Inch/dp/B003YOXD1W

And this fan...
https://www.amazon.com/Vornado-CR1-0121-06-Large-Whole-Circulator/dp/B0025QKUE8

I have a HG/BM setup and just dump the beans into the sieve then hold the sieve over the fan which I have pointing straight up from the ground. Gently swirling the beans around cools the beans to room temperature in less than a minute. I normally roast 1/2 lb at a time, but I've done up to a lb and the setup still works well. I pretty much have to use it on the back porch or the garage because any chaff that's still with beans will get blown out almost immediately.

You could definitely get away with a less expensive fan, but I found it on sale for $50 and I use around the house for other things when I'm not roasting so win-win.

You can grind flowers up fine and run them through a fine-mesh sifter like this. The kief you get is sticky enough with trichomes that it can be compressed by hand to make hash, if you want. But really, who'd want to? The kief from a fine sifter is amazing.

https://www.amazon.com/Master-Appliance-VT-750C-Fahrenheit-Varitemp/dp/B001HW8KF2

Got mine used on eBay for a great price. Done around 200 batches so far without a hiccup. Great commercial gun with superb temp control.

https://www.amazon.com/Cook-Home-Stainless-Steel-Sifter/dp/B00FMIQBX0/ref=sr_1_4?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1502284528&sr=1-4&keywords=8+cup+sifter

Same as heat gun... around 200 batches without any signs of wear, etc.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016VZRMXK/ref=s9_acsd_zwish_hd_bw_b3tC8br_c_x_w?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_r=WD9XAZS45FQE34EXNA9X&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=670ee0a4-45bf-5877-8aa0-923efddf4bfe&pf_rd_i=3563990011

Great thermometer... very precise and has held up well for all these batches.

A sifter might be just the thing! Young children will love turning that handle. This will make a huge mess, but will result in super fluffy flour or powdered sugar.

As I am a baker, I would like to suggest this flour sifter and this Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook because OMG I love food. Especially cake.

You're pretty!

Your best bet is something like this.

Why do you need a sifter with moving parts? How about something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Chefn-Siftn-Sieve-Flour-Sifter/dp/B00DVGLJQO

I just use a fine sieve like this: http://www.amazon.com/Winco-MS3A-8D-Strainer-Double-Wooden/dp/B001VZERX4

/u/lotrouble, I didn't know you were so filled with rage. I like it. Have you ever punched anyone in the throat?

Hey /u/sugarfish7, what do you usually like to bake? I can never be assed to sift my flour.

I bought this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DVGLJQO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) from a comment in the article and it worked great. I did use a ricer first. No matter what, it will take some time and some effort to get the potatoes through the mesh, but it's worth it.

you want to pick the lobes of any veins then pass them through a tamis.

To do this put on a couple pairs of vinyl gloves so you don’t melt the foie with your body heat. Then using a pairing knife pick out the vieny bits keeping the foie as whole as possible. Once you’ve done this you can pass them through a tamis (think a flat sieve that fits nicely over a bowl) using a plastic bowl scrapper to help push them through over a large bowl. Occasionally you’ll have to scrap the foie off the bottom of the tamis, but it will give you a smooth consistent texture once you fold together the passed foie in the bowl.


Tamis Winco Sieves, 10-Inch https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0037XH6MM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bQYlDbD381JQJ

Yes. I bought one of these for my fent.

I've always had one of the no moving parts variety.

I've had it so long I can't tell you the brand, but something like this http://www.amazon.com/Fine-Mesh-Flour-Sifter-Stainless/dp/B003N3F7CM/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1394917830&sr=1-1&keywords=sieve

Two additional things that have made cake baking a lot easier for me:
An electric sifter: http://www.amazon.com/Norpro-140-Battery-Operated-Sifter/dp/B000JWLO6I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314385358&sr=8-1

And a beater blade:
http://www.amazon.com/Design-Service-Restaurant-KitchenAid-6-Quart/dp/B002KAPN9Q/ref=sr_1_6?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1314386431&sr=1-6

You still have to be a bit careful with the electric sifter not to put too much into it at a time, but it is just so much easier than using manual sifters. The beater blade assumes that she already has a stand mixer (note that there are different beater blades depending on model/capacity).

Get a drum sieve, also called a tamis. They come in different sizes, with different mesh screens frome fine to coarse, and different materials. I prefer stainless steel. Here is one on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Winco-SIV-12-Sieves-12-Inch/dp/B001VZAV8Y/

Nothing you said was incorrect nor gave away that you may be not a native speaker. This type of tool is what I was alluding to. Sold as a way to sift flour when it's typically easier to use a mesh strainer or sieve. You are correct that a colander has larger holes, typically for pasta or veggies, etc.

I have a whisk/sifter thing. It's nice since I can use the whisk alone to get the big clumps, and then do a few whisks and twists with the sifter sleeve on to get the flour fluffy

Metal detector sifter. When you get a hit with a metal detector, just scoop the sand. Don’t even need to bend over.

The Sand Scooper - 28 Inch Beach Sand Sifter with Handle (Blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FKJZXQQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_L.juDbZZG6NHJ

Have you seen these? http://www.amazon.com/Winco-Stainless-Steel-Sieve-Diameter/dp/B0037XH6MM
They come in bigger sizes too.

This one is my favourite:
Matfer Bourgeat Nylon Dough Scraper https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B001U1G0M0/

Been using this exact one since starting home roasting... 1st one lasted about 550 batches (at least 240 lbs.) before I finally wore it out and I bought the same exact thing, modified it exactly the way I had the 1st one and back in business. It's stainless and very heavy duty to handle the heat/friction.

https://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Group-Cup-Flour-Sifter/dp/B001PZ9GU4

I used this one

Thunder Group 8 Cup Flour Sifter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PZ9GU4?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

300g batches take 12-15min depending on the ambient temperature and wind

It's a flour duster.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Manufacturers-FD-1-Flour-Duster/dp/B0000DDZ1Y

Achla Designs Compost Sifter Screen with Handles https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QKP7HQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_lt.5Cb2WS48AY

Flour duster

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Manufacturers-FD-1-Flour-Duster/dp/B0000DDZ1Y

https://youtu.be/KpOEN103xvI?t=15

Don't believe every description you read on ebay. It's a flour duster. Here is a new one: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Manufacturers-FD-1-Flour-Duster/dp/B0000DDZ1Y

That's a flour duster (see this http://www.amazon.com/Best-Manufacturers-FD-1-Flour-Duster/dp/B0000DDZ1Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464998220&sr=8-1&keywords=flour+duster )

Flour wand.

https://www.amazon.com/Best-Manufacturers-FD-1-Flour-Duster/dp/B0000DDZ1Y

You can get one of those sifting tools, if you do it a lot. It's a measuring cup that has a lever thing and inbuilt sieve. Your flour/sugar comes out the bottom.