HIC Harold Import Co. 43658 HIC Pestle for Chinois, Cone-Shaped, Wood, 8-Inches, Natural Hics pestle presses pulp and thicker ingredients through a fine-mesh chinois for smooth, velvety textures and tastier results without any lumps Made from hardwood; tapered to work perfectly with a cone-shaped chinois Simply pulse ingredients in a blender, pour into a chinois, press pulp and thicker contents through the mesh with pestle and into a collection bowl Ideal helper tool for canning and making sauces, Soup, purees, pastes, jelly, custard, curds and more Processes thicker ingredients quickly; use with hics chinois #43657 to press pulp and thicker foods through the mesh; hand wash in warm, soapy water