11.   Strain curd through a fine mesh sieve.

12.   Strain puree through a mesh sieve, pressing berries with back of a wooden spoon to extract as much juice as possible.

13.   Strain the amount that you need through a fine mesh sieve before adding to the recipe.

14.   Strain the sauce through a wire mesh sieve, pressing with the back of a wooden spoon to extract all the flavorful liquid.

15.   Strain through a fine mesh sieve.

16.   Strain through a large mesh sieve, pressing hard on the solids, into a medium-size saucepan.

17.   When the vodka is ready, strain it through a fine mesh sieve lined with a paper coffee filter or two thicknesses of damp cheesecloth.

18.   Vietnamese workers and American experts are searching for his remains in the thick clay, forcing it through a mesh sieve.