We need a thing to push stuff through a sieve. Any ideas?

Si_Clist

Just done another batch of raspberry jelly / seedless raspberry jam, and it occurs to me that we could do with a Thing to make the process a bit easier on my somewhat-arthritic wrists.  After heating the raspberries until they're good and mushed up, we push the hot pulp through a nylon sieve resting across the top of a Pyrex bowl, and for that we've always used a serving spoon such as used to come with sets of fruit/dessert spoons.  That works, but it's a slow job with it and it hammers my wrists a bit.

I just now tried using the plastic cup off the top of a Thermos flask, and that would have worked a treat if it didn't have the handle and didn't have the flat bottom.  But it was definitely a step in the right direction.

Now, in one of our preserving books there's a picture of a pusher-through which looks just like a large darning mushroom thingy, but it has a flat bottom for use with flat sieves.  Our sieves though are the half-round type with the handle, so we need something with a bottom that's rounded, at least to some extent.   And seeing as how the charity shops are shut for the time being (at least round here), anything that looks like it will do the job will have to come via the internets.

Any ideas, please folks?

GreenQueen

Would a ladle be better - bigger bowl and longer handle than a serving spoon?

JGB1955

How about a Dexam sieving mushroom - £3.10 on Amazon.

C_J

I use the bowl of a ladle.

PipneyJane

I use a wooden spoon, but the thought occurs to me that a Mouli Legume might be what you need.  (The link is to a Wikipedia article that explains what they do.)  Lakeland are selling one for £24.99.  They look like this and are much easier on the hands than pushing things through a sieve.

suki1964

PipneyJane said:

I use a wooden spoon, but the thought occurs to me that a Mouli Legume might be what you need.  (The link is to a Wikipedia article that explains what they do.)  Lakeland are selling one for £24.99.  They look like this and are much easier on the hands than pushing things through a sieve.

Thats what mum has always used to sieve jam. Was also used to do baby food and mash the spuds

missychrissy

How about how about a pestle out of a pestle and mortar if you have one

Clytemnestra

I sometimes use a saucer or a small plate (pushing down with thumbs).

JIL

I use a soup ladle, but I may well order a sieving mushroom, that looks just the job.

Si_Clist

Thanks everyone.  We tried one of the Mouli things a few years back but it didn't work for raspberries (the seeds passed through), so sieving mushroom now on order.