Cheese cloth

@Spontaneo (14703)
United States
October 10, 2021 1:34pm CST
I have never used a cheese cloth before. A recipe I found calls for spices in a cheese cloth in a Crock-Pot. I looked up a new method which said to use a sock. Have you ever done this?
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
10 Oct 21
Any old cloth will do. I use an ancient cloth handkerchief.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
But can I place in a Crock-Pot?
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
10 Oct 21
@Spontaneo Use any cotton cloth.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
@marguicha even for a Crock-Pot?
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Oct 21
Sweet. I can comment now and give you a laugh. My hubby always uses clean pantyhose when he has need to strain stuff.
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@sallypup (57888)
• Centralia, Washington
10 Oct 21
@Spontaneo Hubby says that nylon is okay to about 300 degrees so it should be okay but no on putting it in a pressure cooker.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
Can you do this method with spice such as clove in a Crock-Pot?
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
@sallypup if a regular sock, and in a Crock-Pot, should I just have on low?
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
10 Oct 21
You can use any piece of cloth so long as it's clean. The bottom of a stocking or an old pair of tights works well or an old handkerchief. Muslin or cheesecloth was what was traditionally used because it was cheap and usually readily available back in the day.
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@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
10 Oct 21
Exactly.
@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
But can I place in a Crock-Pot?
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
But can you place in a Crock-Pot?
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@paigea (35692)
• Canada
10 Oct 21
Sometimes you can use a large tea ball. Depending on the spices. It's just so the flavour gets into the food and you can remove them after.
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@paigea (35692)
• Canada
11 Oct 21
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
11 Oct 21
@paigea thank you but I need for a Crock-Pot
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
What is a tea ball?
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Oct 21
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
Ooops! I don't know how but I did. All better as she is now unblocked.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Oct 21
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@MarieCoyle (28533)
10 Oct 21
I have a big metal tea strainer with a tight lid, I use that for most of the cheesecloth requested spices. If I used a sock, it would have to be a new one, I don't think I would want to use an old sock and then eat the food. My socks are clean, but....nah.
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@Spontaneo (14703)
• United States
10 Oct 21
LOL
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