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Sieve
A sieve as it is commonly used in the kitchen.

A sieve is a device that is able to separate particles of different sizes. The most primitive sieve has holes of a given size, so that the particles that are smaller than the size will fall through, while those that are bigger will not. This is used in cooking to separate liquids from solids.

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  • Laboratory sieves BMK

    Metal sifters

  • Wooden sieve one eighth mesh

    A wooden mesh in which the withes were one eighth of an inch wide and set the same distance apart. This would be used on an English farm of the Victorian era to sift grain, removing dust and soil.

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