Sifters???

Decorating By MommaLlama Updated 14 Jan 2006 , 10:50am by stephanie214

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MommaLlama Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:38pm
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Hello,

What are the best sifters for powdered sugar? Mine takes FOREVER and may hand isn't the same for days. Is this just the way it is or is there a better way.

ML

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crisseyann Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:39pm
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I just use a medium sized metal screen sieve and shake!

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BritBB Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:43pm
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My hands are what they were either, so I whizz it in my food processor.

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MrsMissey Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:47pm
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MommaLlama Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:47pm
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You can put it in a food processor! That would be a real time saver.

The sieve would work too. Does this method get all of the little lumps out?

ML

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MommaLlama Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 8:50pm
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One more question. Do you measure the sugar before or after you sift?
Yuo would think I would know this by now, but I hsve been skipping the sifting step icon_redface.gif

ML

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Tilisha Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 9:20pm
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I was told you really don't have to sift unless you see lumps in your powdered sugar...Don't know how true it is but I never sift

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MelC Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 9:46pm
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Check your recipe... if it says sifted, then measure AFTER... if it doesn't, then measure BEFORE!

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cheftaz Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 9:48pm
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I very rarely sift mine but when I do I just use a plastic fine sieve I got at the dollar store

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bubblezmom Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 10:25pm
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I saw Martha using a sieve that was the size of a cake pan. Dump in flour use your hand or a spoon to swirl the flour around and voila! Sifted flour. Gotta get one of those things.

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duckduck Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 10:45pm
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I bought the battery operated sifter. Doesn't work worth tapedshut.gif skwat. Plugs up when you put more than a few tablespoons in. What a joke and a waste of money. thumbsdown.gif

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luv2cake Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 10:55pm
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I never sift anymore, instead I pour my bag of powdered sugar into a tall Tupperware cannister and I use a whisk to whisk out the lumps. It is 100 times faster and I have never had a problem with lumps.

I think it was Martha that I got this idea from.

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Cakepro Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 11:05pm
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I rarely ever whisk powdered sugar for icing (mostly cocoa, since it likes to lump up), but my vote is for a spoon and a sieve. I don't like washing my food processor (it's a 14-cup Cuisinart...takes up the whole top rack of the dishwasher...and I deplore hand washing dishes), and the little hand-crank sifters kill my hand.

If you've gotta sift something, you can't get the job done any easier and faster than a sieve.

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psurrette Posted 13 Jan 2006 , 11:25pm
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I never sift! Too much work. if ther eare lumpos I use a fork to break them up. I dont have a problem with lumpy frositng.

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sue_dye Posted 14 Jan 2006 , 1:18am
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This is what I use, this and a big spoon. Very easy and quick.
LL

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debsuewoo Posted 14 Jan 2006 , 1:31am
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I have to admit that I do sift atleast once, depending on the icing recipe I'm using..... if you are going to buy a sifter, make sure it is one with more than two arms inside. I got one at Smart and Final with four and it works fantastically!

Debbi

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stephanie214 Posted 14 Jan 2006 , 10:50am
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Originally Posted by duckduck

I bought the battery operated sifter. Doesn't work worth tapedshut.gif skwat. Plugs up when you put more than a few tablespoons in. What a joke and a waste of money. thumbsdown.gif




I have the battery operated and have only one problem...eats up batteries fast icon_cry.gif .

Did you try unscrewing your basket a little, I had to do that to mine?

Anyone know where I can purchase the electric one...tired of replacing batteries? icon_cry.gif

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