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Recipe calls for a nylon sieve - why??
Hootie19
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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
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
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Nylon sieve are just much finer than metal ones so they get more of the impurities out giving a clearer jam or sauceTwins, twice the laughs, twice the fun, twice the mess!:j:j0
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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...0
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