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Straining tights!

I read somewhere that you can use a leg from a pair of tights (or a stocking) for straining jam & yoghurt etc. Has anyone tried it and does it work?

I want to try and strain my yoghurt to make it greek style but I'm having awful bother finding anywhere that sells butter muslin and wondered if the tights method would work.
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  • funkymonkey
    funkymonkey Posts: 524 Forumite
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    am not sure but my gran uses a tight to catch the leaves that come down her drain pipe and into her watering can lol.
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  • maryb
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    try gauze from the chemist if you can't get butter muslin
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  • pol
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    I've never tried tights for yoghurt, I usually use a thin tea towel I keep just for that, but I can't see why tights wouldn't work.

    As for jam I use a large strainer and warm the jam first.

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  • Lakeland Limited sell squares of muslin for yog etc, 10 in a pack. I use them for strained yogurt. If you strain it long enough you get yogurt cheese which is a bit like philly and perfect for cheesecakes (recipe in the collection)
  • anguk
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    Thanks everyone!
    We had a drive out today and I found a haberdashery that sold butter muslin, £2.10 for a metre so I've got loads now and won't have to resort to using an old pair of tights!
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  • larmy16
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    anguk wrote:
    Thanks everyone!
    We had a drive out today and I found a haberdashery that sold butter muslin, £2.10 for a metre so I've got loads now and won't have to resort to using an old pair of tights!

    How is it going with the yoghurt making Angie? I usually use a fine sieve to strain my yoghurt.
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  • 1sttimer_2
    1sttimer_2 Posts: 728 Forumite
    Tights work, you would have to double them up as any weight makes them stretch like crazy :eek: . I use them when making jelly.

    Cheaper than buying muslin but then I read you've bought some - so good luck.
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  • Mado
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    Other tip is to use 2(or 3) paper coffee filters.
    You can turn low-fat yogurt into cream cheese that way!
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  • anguk
    anguk Posts: 3,412 Forumite
    larmy16 wrote:
    How is it going with the yoghurt making Angie? I usually use a fine sieve to strain my yoghurt.
    It's going great thanks, I've made quite a few batches hubby has eaten it and he's still alive! I'm going to make another batch tomorrow and have a go straining it with my new muslin because he prefers greek style yoghurt.

    Making my own is definately cheaper, hubby eats loads of the stuff, he's diabetic so I used to buy the natural stuff then mix a little granulated sweetener and some tinned fruit in. He's been enjoying the home-made with PYO soft fruit.
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  • Mado
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    anguk wrote:
    Making my own is definately cheaper,.

    Dunno about that. Seems like supermarkets are having a price war and selling greek style yogurt for 41p/500g. (Tesco, Sainsburry, Asda)
    Hardly the cost of the milk.
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