Aubrey Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'd like to try making rice milk today, but the recipe I found calls for straining the liquid through cheese cloth. I have to run to the grocery store (Kroger), so I can pick one up there, if that's a likely place to find one. If not, where else should I look? Or is there a good/decent substitute? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 At my grocery store there is part of an aisle with some kitchen stuff - measuring cups etc. The cheese-cloth is in that section. I don't know if Kroger has a section like that, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 At my grocery store there is part of an aisle with some kitchen stuff - measuring cups etc. The cheese-cloth is in that section. I don't know if Kroger has a section like that, though. Yep, that was where I was going to look, but since I've already started boiling the rice, I wanted to know if I had relatively good odds of finding them. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalynnrmc Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I recently saw them at the new whole foods type store here, New Flowers Market. Dh is a baker and is always on the lookout for them; apparently they aren't extremely easy to find. I'd ask him what to use for a sub. strainer, but he's not here right now... and I don't think he makes things like rice milk. LOL I'm sure he's used it as a strainer in general, though; I'll try to remember to ask him later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 I recently saw them at the new whole foods type store here, New Flowers Market. Dh is a baker and is always on the lookout for them; apparently they aren't extremely easy to find. I'd ask him what to use for a sub. strainer, but he's not here right now... and I don't think he makes things like rice milk. LOL I'm sure he's used it as a strainer in general, though; I'll try to remember to ask him later! I used a pillowcase to strain pumpkin for pumpkin pie once...the pillowcase was so beautiful afterward. The pumpkin puree sat in our freezer until I threw it away, though. So sad to put so much effort in the trash. But I guess I can always use a pillow case, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 I've seen cheesecloth at Kroger, hanging on those hooks in the aisles...you know, how they hang unrelated items every now & then in front of the shelves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 Often when I see "cheesecloth" for sale, it's a loosely woven mess that is pretty much useless. I generally just use muslin, since real cheesecloth is a lot like muslin. A pillowcase isn't a bad idea. I also like to use muslin because I can cut it to the size I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 When I'm making broth I just use any thin cloth. I have a few old kitchen towels I go to in these situations but a thin pillow case would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I always thought that cheesecloth was muslin. that is what I have always used anyway. I buy it in the fabric shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I hope your rice milk turns out better than mine did! Mine was pretty horrible. The oat milk I tried making turned out slightly better, but still not great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Often when I see "cheesecloth" for sale, it's a loosely woven mess that is pretty much useless. I generally just use muslin, since real cheesecloth is a lot like muslin. A pillowcase isn't a bad idea. I also like to use muslin because I can cut it to the size I like. :iagree: Old clean cotton sheets are a good alternative. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have been making lots of things that call for cheesecloth. I was using tea towels for a while, (are they called dish towles over there? You dry dishes with them). but then I found some baby cloths- kind of cloths you wrap a baby in- at swap meet, for $1 each, and they work perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I buy the packages of 100% cotton, non terry dish towels. You know, the kind that you can embroder on? Depending on your strainer, you can many times cut these in 1/4 and line your strainer with the piece. I don't like cheese cloth because it is sooo thin and lets to much through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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