I just had to sift 4lbs of PS for my icing I need to make. And boy that was rough on my hands. I have a really old one tried that it wasn't working that great for me and than I used my really cheap dollar store one. That one is just as bad. So I am asking is there any electric sifters out there? I found one that takes batteries but come one. I have enough toys floating in my house and I think we need to buy stock in the battery company, we go through them pretty quick. So if you all can point me in the right direction for a nice new power sifter please do!! Thanks Megan
I use a large strainer, holds a 2lb bag of sugar, just sift it over a large bowl, does a great job in seconds. If your hand gets tired, it has hooks on one end and a handle on the other just rest it on the rim of the bowl. Wouldn't surprise me though if there are electric sifters out there somewhere lol.
I gave up on my sifter. I don't want to invest in an electric one because I don't really need it that often. Instead, I use a grease splatter guard (never used for grease, of course). Even though it's flat, I put about 1/4 of a bag on there at a time and then cup my hand over it and gently move my hand in figure 8 patterns. I have one of the large strainers too, but felt the holes were just a wee bit too big. The splatter guard has itty bitty holes in it, but is more messy than the strainer.
I have the battery one that I brought from QVC and it sure do eat up batteries 
Yes, there is an electric sifter; someone gave a link to it about two years ago...sorry, but I can't remember the supply store name 
I use a large strainer, holds a 2lb bag of sugar, just sift it over a large bowl, does a great job in seconds. If your hand gets tired, it has hooks on one end and a handle on the other just rest it on the rim of the bowl. Wouldn't surprise me though if there are electric sifters out there somewhere lol.
I use the same thing as well. Works great! Nothing like the good old fashion way of doing things 
Silvercat - THANKS FOR ASKING THIS QUESTION!!
I too get SO tired of sifting (I have to admit I've just stopped doing it and just using the ps out of the bag 
) then curse with I get clogged tips, etc. 
I will so be trying the spatter guard or strainer idea - MUST GO SHOPPING NOW! 
Thanks ladies for sharing what works for you! 
I would also like to know if theres an electric sifter out there?
I tried to search the internet for an electric sifter and never found one.
I asked a "professional" in the biz too and she had never heard of one. 
I want to get to the fun stuff asap 
my vote is for the old fashioned way...turn turn turn. But my kids like to do it so that helps sometimes
I watched on Martha Stewart she was just using a whisk, she said it works just as well...I've tried it and it seemed to! Otherwise I use my strainer, its faster. (I have a strainer that was my grandmother's way back when, I still use it sometimes but the other ways are faster, lol)
ok...
I've been thinking how to implement....
get a big sieve/sifter --- and then attach on of those little battery or even an electric one --
back massage vibrator things.
figure it would "shake" if fast and furious and get the sifting done easily.
any ideas on making this work?
That's not a bad idea Doug!!
Ugggghhh.....I dread sifting!!! I made the mistake of not sifting all of the PS the last time I made MMF, and it came out with big chunks of sugar in it! I must have had some kind of brain lapse since I've been mostly using satin ice.
Anyway, I would love to learn about an electric sifter, or even one that just works well without taking forever!
Courtney
It sounds like one of those old McCormick sifters found in Hoosier cabinets might be what you need. My grandmother had one in her kitchen when I was a little tike. I remember thinking that having the flour coming out of the bottom of a cabinet rather than a canister was very strange-also I wasn't allowed to mess with it. That was very frustrating for me since I was the original Miss Nosey.
Have you considered the crank version? They are easier on your hand. I use my large strainer, but I believe I read that someone here used their food processor.
The crank style are still available. The good ones run about $20. I had one a million years ago and it was hard to clean. If you reserved it just for pd sugar, you wouldn't have to wash it. Just keep it in a sealed bag or container with your sugar, and you wouldn't have to wash it.
Maybe we can invent one, patent the design and use the money for the CC web site...
In the mean time, I have been using a collander instead of the sifter. Yes the holes are bigger so I'm not getting the very small lumps out, but as low as my patience has been lately, it works good 'nough.
I wonder if a Salad Spinner would work? I think that is what it is called.
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