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Louis Tellier Reinforced Chinois, 8 inch

Take every particle out of a sauce so it pours clean and glossy.

Price$86.00

Published by Louis Tellier: Chinois Reinforced Strainer, Tinned Steel, 8 in. The price reference comes from the maker and can change.

Why this shape

Superfine mesh is the fragile part of any chinois — push a ladle into it hard enough to force a sauce through and a cheap one deforms at the rim. This one carries a one-inch metal band over the mesh, and the handle and that band are bolted through the frame rather than spot-welded, which is the joint that normally fails first.

Good for
Finishing sauces, stocks, purées and custards before they go to the plate.
Not for
Draining pasta or washing greens — the fine mesh clogs and is slow to clear.
Care
Tinned steel: dry it immediately and store dry. Tin does not tolerate long soaking.

Published specifications

What the maker states.

Mesh
Superfine stainless steel
Reinforcement
1 in wide metal band over the mesh
Assembly
Handle and protecting band bolted to the frame
Diameter
8 in
Body
Tinned steel