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Sutty

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I'm just extracting some spring honey, which has reminded me that I was going to buy another strainer set! Currently I have a nesting pair of coarse strainer and a larger very fine strainer - both plastic and about 25ys old!
My extraction speed is being limited by the straining speed thorough these two, and I have to pause occasionally to let them finish & wash out the wax particles.
A better, or just 2nd set so I can alternate would help matters!
Any recommendations?
 
I bought a second (and a third) set in STB's closing down sale earlier this year. It seems like the easiest way to go.

James
 
Use a hot air gun to uncap and you don't get any wax particles
 
I'm just extracting some spring honey, which has reminded me that I was going to buy another strainer set! Currently I have a nesting pair of coarse strainer and a larger very fine strainer - both plastic and about 25ys old!
My extraction speed is being limited by the straining speed thorough these two, and I have to pause occasionally to let them finish & wash out the wax particles.
A better, or just 2nd set so I can alternate would help matters!
Any recommendations?
I have these for round buckets:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Str...85910901&sprefix=honey+straine,aps,99&sr=8-31
I too bought them in various sales.

The ones I have bought more recently, whilst they are more expensive (and have gone up in price since I got mine), they sit well on the Thornes rectangular bucket that has a honey gate on it. (sadly no longer available as far as I can see).

https://www.thorne.co.uk/processing...tangular-double-strainer-stainless-steel.html
 
extraction speed is being limited by the straining speed
Don't strain after extraction: run everything out of the extractor into buckets, warm in a cabinet at your future convenience and strain.

By then most of the uncappings will have floated to the top and before straining, can be lifted off in a layer.
 
I'm just extracting some spring honey, which has reminded me that I was going to buy another strainer set! Currently I have a nesting pair of coarse strainer and a larger very fine strainer - both plastic and about 25ys old!
My extraction speed is being limited by the straining speed thorough these two, and I have to pause occasionally to let them finish & wash out the wax particles.
A better, or just 2nd set so I can alternate would help matters!
Any recommendations?
I wondered, have you considered using a settling tank?
The honey could go directly from the extractor to the tank and then wait a couple of days for the wax (and bubbles!) to float up through the honey to the top, then filter the honey from the gate low in the tank.

https://www.thorne.co.uk/tanks-valves-storage-strainers/tanks
 
I wondered, have you considered using a settling tank?
The honey could go directly from the extractor to the tank and then wait a couple of days for the wax (and bubbles!) to float up through the honey to the top, then filter the honey from the gate low in the tank.

https://www.thorne.co.uk/tanks-valves-storage-strainers/tanks
Nice idea but I'm constrained for storage space and the only thing I have is a large bucket with honey gate for jarring. It would be too small.
I'm considering applying for permission to build a workshop!
 
Don't strain after extraction: run everything out of the extractor into buckets, warm in a cabinet at your future convenience and strain.

By then most of the uncappings will have floated to the top and before straining, can be lifted off in a layer.
That's an option I guess, I'd definitely need to warm or it would be  really slow!
 
I have these for round buckets:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Str...85910901&sprefix=honey+straine,aps,99&sr=8-31
I too bought them in various sales.

The ones I have bought more recently, whilst they are more expensive (and have gone up in price since I got mine), they sit well on the Thornes rectangular bucket that has a honey gate on it. (sadly no longer available as far as I can see).

https://www.thorne.co.uk/processing...tangular-double-strainer-stainless-steel.html
Prompted by your first link I had a look. I couldn’t find any under £30 that weren’t Chinese 🥲
 
Prompted by your first link I had a look. I couldn’t find any under £30 that weren’t Chinese 🥲
That's cheap enough to have several and swap them around to finish draining & clean once they get clogged. If they are any good! I'll get one & see.
 
Extractor to buckets, coarse sieve only. From buckets to decanting bucket, fine sieve. Having just been warmed, I find it goes through the sieve quickly.
I agree that a method other than straight out of the extractor into a double mesh strainer is better.
 

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