Pickle Strainer Swirl?!?

[artemis]

I like to watch Marie Nadeau make soap on the YouTubes. Today, she shared a video in which she used a "pickle strainer" to swirl the batter in a PVC mold. What I want to know: where do you get such a thing?

 

[dixiedragon]

Gorgeous! I'm guessing you'll need to buy and eat some pickles! I see Alibaba sells them but they may come in bulk.

 

[amd]

I saw something similar with acrylic paint and a small plastic colander. I have it flagged in my 'stuff to try for a soap challenge' pinterest board.

While I don't think you would need necessarily a pickle strainer, maybe a cheap plastic hand held strawberry slicer or juice strainer would work? Or something like this

I see them quite often at thrift stores. Although the one I have pictured isn't quite as handy for shap, it has some of the idea I'm thinking of.

 

[Clarice]

I bet you could use the strainer intended for use in sinks - not the one for hair, but the one that catches "gross" particles

check this out

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Silicone-Strainer/dp/B000U0K5PU

something along those lines

 

[artemis]

Gorgeous! I'm guessing you'll need to buy and eat some pickles! I see Alibaba sells them but they may come in bulk.

I have never seen pickles come with a strainer in the jar...

 

[amd]

I have never seen pickles come with a strainer in the jar...

But they should, right?

I like Clarice's find too.

on second thought, maybe a handheld juicer wouldn't work. They actually look different than I remember

Or maybe my mom had a different style that I couldn't find on Google. I very clearly remember it being more basket like. Now I'm wondering if I had it confused with this type of potato ricer thingy.

Getting old sucks - your memories start to get a bit distorted!

If you find something that works, please let me know! I've wanted to play around with this idea for quite a while.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

I would think they would be pretty even with out doing the outside part and do it in a 3" pipe. she is pretty quirky--I need to check out her videos

 

[artemis]

she is pretty quirky--I need to check out her videos

I love to listen to her talk. And she's so willing to be silly. She must be a fun grandmother.

 

[amd]

Here's one with the sink strainer that yields a similar result in a slab mold

 

[artemis]

I bet I could mod one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/Colander-S...una+strainer&qid=1552689453&s=gateway&sr=8-52

I'd better measure my Pringles can before I think about ordering anything

 

[Misschief]

I just happen to have a jar of gherkins in my fridge that has a strainer. It's pretty small, though, perhaps 2" across. My husband bought these at Christmas; now that Trinity's visiting, maybe they'll get eaten. She LOVES pickles!

 

[SideDoorSoaps]

When I started seeing the acrylic pours and strainers with paint, I immediately thought I’m doing that with soap!! So cool!

 

[artemis]

I just happen to have a jar of gherkins in my fridge that has a strainer. It's pretty small, though, perhaps 2" across. My husband bought these at Christmas; now that Trinity's visiting, maybe they'll get eaten. She LOVES pickles!

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That looks like the one! Must be a Canadian thing? Next time I'm in Michigan I'll have to see if they have migrated south at all.

 

[Misschief]

That looks like the one! Must be a Canadian thing? Next time I'm in Michigan I'll have to see if they have migrated south at all.

I don't know... I've never seen them in any other pickle jars. These particular pickles are imported from France. Maybe you could find similar pickles in a store like Trader Joe's? (I've never been in one so couldn't say for sure.)

 

[artemis]

I don't know... I've never seen them in any other pickle jars. These particular pickles are imported from France. Maybe you could find similar pickles in a store like Trader Joe's? (I've never been in one so couldn't say for sure.)

Amazon has them in a few different sizes: https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=Maille+cornichons&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

 

[Amy78130]

This one is a little taller, but it might work! I have one of the Tupperware pickle strainers, but that wouldn’t fit!

https://www.amazon.com/Sistema-Coll...&qid=1552701206&s=home-garden&sr=1-2-fkmrnull

 

[DWinMadison]

I have never seen pickles come with a strainer in the jar...

Ironically, I made some quick dill pickles earlier this week and was thinking, “surely there’s a better way to get then out of the jar than chasing them with a knife.”

 

[artemis]

I just happen to have a jar of gherkins in my fridge that has a strainer. It's pretty small, though, perhaps 2" across.

Could you please tell me the weight on that jar? If the strainer is 2" diameter, that will fit nicely in my 2.75" Pringles can.

 

[Meena]

I like to watch Marie Nadeau make soap on the YouTubes. Today, she shared a video in which she used a "pickle strainer" to swirl the batter in a PVC mold. What I want to know: where do you get such a thing?

She's a riot!!! Loved the end, lol.

I remember those strainers, growing up. As I recall, some condiment jars came with them inside. Got less common and then either disappeared or are in products I don't purchase.

I wonder if the strainer on a French Press might do something similar ?
Or take a similar stem and fit a plastic disk to it in which cutouts were made?

Love how the cuts looked like trees, flowers, and citrus segments! !

This did remind me of my last Dollar Tree trip where I was looking at most things as potential swirl tools. The only thing I've found so far were Crazy Straws that I used for my recent HP swirl.

 

[Meena]

Oh well, crap, I should have read the thread first!!

ETA: I love the music at 19:49 in the sink strainer video but I never would have put these 2 ladies together with it. Goes to show you never can tell.