283698 Tue Mar 07 15:49:25 -0800 2006 7 31 Home Cooking 0 1514908 Looking to score a fine chinois for under $50.00. I make a fair amount of stock and cheese cloth just ain't cutting it. Thanks Tue Mar 07 15:49:25 -0800 2006 0 Scottie 1 1514929 If you google "china cap" or "chinois" and "fine", you should pull up a number of options. Budget models (which would be under $50) tend to be shorter and lack the protective braces you see on higher-end models. Those braces help prevent the mesh from getting misshapen in a variety of ways (which can happen not just from dinging from the outside but by ramming a pestle against the inside of the mesh against a hard surface), among other things. So you do get what you pay for. Tue Mar 07 17:08:59 -0800 2006 1514908 0 Karl S 1 1514944 I found mine at a thrift store... it is a nice one too. I think most people don't know what they are for these days. Tue Mar 07 18:10:18 -0800 2006 1514908 0 withalonge 2 1514978 Me too--estate sales are good for these items as well. Tue Mar 07 21:16:40 -0800 2006 1514944 0 Funwithfood 3 1514982 totally!!! I've also gotten some GREAT cast iron pans this way. last year I found some of those ear of corn johnny cake pans. I got two of them for something like $5. I just had to scrub them down and re-season. megan Tue Mar 07 22:22:35 -0800 2006 1514978 0 withalonge 1 1514956 Try Smart & Final...that's where I got mine. Tue Mar 07 19:07:11 -0800 2006 1514908 0 LT from LF 2 1515021 never seen a fine chinois-aka bouillion strainer-at smart n finals in my area. The last one i got for the home was from a restaurant supply house for ~$35. Wed Mar 08 10:31:59 -0800 2006 1514956 0 dkd 1 1515031 Bridge has a 12" fine perforated metal chinois for $51.50. Link: http://www.bridgekitchenware.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=2523 Wed Mar 08 11:36:06 -0800 2006 1514908 0 KRS