Recipe calls for a nylon sieve - why??

Hootie19

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I figured if anyone will know, it'll be the OSers

I forraged some lovely blackberries today, and while making dessert this evening, the recipe called for 1lb blackberries which should be pushed through a nylon sieve. Why? Why nylon and not metal?

I actually squished them up with a stick blender before rubbing them through a metal sieve, but I am still wondering why it specifically asked for a nylon one. Do they have magical properities I'm unaware of LOL

prettypennies

Nylon sieve are just much finer than metal ones so they get more of the impurities out giving a clearer jam or sauce

hot.chick

I thnk it's something to do with the acid in the fruit reacting with the metal.

will google and come back...

http://www.australian-womens-weekly.com/page/kitchen-equipment

can only find this list of equipment which says you should have 2 - 1 for fruit nylon and a metal one for sifting flour etc...