1.   Arrange spring rolls, paper toweling or wine rack, and utensils such as wire mesh strainer and cooking chopsticks, in convenient fashion around the cooking area.

2.   Drain the shrimp in a wire mesh strainer.

3.   Each time Wong deep-fried poultry, fish or nuts in the wok, she always drained them thoroughly in a large wire strainer after cooking.

4.   Pour the custard through a wire strainer over the caramel into the baking dish.

5.   Pour broth through a wire mesh strainer into a bowl, discarding vegetables and bay leaf.

6.   Pour collard greens mixture through a wire mesh strainer into a container, reserving greens and potlikker.

7.   Remove from heat, stir in extract and strain through wire strainer if desired.

8.   Remove from oven and rub the nuts against a wire mesh strainer to remove as much skin as possible.

9.   To make glaze, using a wire strainer, sift powered sugar into a small nonaluminum bowl.

10.   Whirl thawed raspberries in a blender, then pass the puree through a wire strainer to remove seeds and any residual pulp.