What sifter do you use?

[920cody]

I'm new to pellet grills. I'm looking to buy a sifter, but don't know what size or what is a good quality sifter.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!

 

[t-roy]

anything will work like a screen or net or anything that the dust and small chunks of pellets can fall thru. I use a divers net bag. I just put my pellets in and roll them around till no more dust or peices fall out. It works great.

 

[920cody]

anything will work like a screen or net or anything that the dust and small chunks of pellets can fall thru. I use a divers net bag. I just put my pellets in and roll them around till no more dust or peices fall out. It works great.

I sold all my diver net bags when I quit diving a few years ago. They would have worked well.
I'm just not sure how fine the holes need to be. Too fine and there's still dust and not fine enough and I lose pellets. I'm still waiting for my grill to be delivered, so I have some time to get one.

 

[Steve In Pa]

My sifter is metallic bowl shaped with a couple of handles I told my wife what I needed and she brouhome a couple from TJ Max for me to choose from. The mesh on the one was just right. Filters dust but not pellets

 

[brewersfan73]

I cannot vouch for this, but it has decent reviews. It's been on my wish list for the last couple of months, but I don't think I want to spend $40 on it. In the Q&A, the manufacturer says it is "22 gauge mesh" but I'm not sure if they mean it is 22 gauge wire or #22 mesh size.

Amazon Link

 

[Tim W]

I'm new to pellet grills. I'm looking to buy a sifter, but don't know what size or what is a good quality sifter.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!

I use the cat litter scoop. I bought her a new one too.

 

[920cody]

Ok, so I guess I'll just take the wife's colander and tell her to go buy a new one.

 

[Tim W]

Ok, so I guess I'll just take the wife's colander and tell her to go buy a new one.

Good luck with that my standing in the house is below the cat

 

[920cody]

I cannot vouch for this, but it has decent reviews. It's been on my wish list for the last couple of months, but I don't think I want to spend $40 on it. In the Q&A, the manufacturer says it is "22 gauge mesh" but I'm not sure if they mean it is 22 gauge wire or #22 mesh size.

Amazon Link

I thought about that one too, but after reading the reviews how the lid is cheap plastic and breaks easily, I decided against it.

 

[t-roy]

Ok, so I guess I'll just take the wife's colander and tell her to go buy a new one.

does she have a spaghetti strainer?? That might work

 

[Sparky]

Ok, so I guess I'll just take the wife's colander and tell her to go buy a new one.

My wife had 3 colanders, so I just help myself to one.

 

[Redoctapus]

I'm new to pellet grills. I'm looking to buy a sifter, but don't know what size or what is a good quality sifter.
Any help would greatly be appreciated!

I bought a pellet strainer bucket, the strainer set in the bottom and only work for a small amount at a time... I wonder if this is worth a try;
Check this out on Amazon
Petmate Arm & Hammer Sifting Litter Box – Built with Microban for Better Stain & Odor Control – Scoop Free, Sifting Dog & Cat Litter Box Made from Recycled Materials https://a.co/d/36zvsZh

I am wondering if a home made gold panning sluice similar to this would be fast and efficient?
Check this out on Amazon
VEVOR Folding Aluminum Alloy Sluice Box, Compact 50" Sluice Boxes for Gold, Lightweight Gold Sluice Equipment, Portable Sluice Boxes w/Miner's Moss, River, Creek, Gold Panning, Prospecting, Dredging https://a.co/d/9FKZxNK

 

[920cody]

I wound up buying a fine mesh colander from Amazon. I'll sift the pellets going into the bucket for storage, and then sift again into the hopper.

It's a 3 piece set. I'll keep the large one and give the other 2 to my wife for the kitchen.

ExcelSteel Fine Mesh Colander w/Resting Base, Dishwasher Safe Vegetables, Fruit 3 Piece Strainer Set, 8”, 9”, 10”, Stainless Steel

 

[Cowboy1955]

anything will work like a screen or net or anything that the dust and small chunks of pellets can fall thru. I use a divers net bag. I just put my pellets in and roll them around till no more dust or peices fall out. It works great.

I use a colander and sift into a bucket then store pellets in a air tight container
Hopefully this helps you

 

[Redoctapus]

I use a colander and sift into a bucket then store pellets in a air tight container
Hopefully this helps you

I store mine in a galvanized trash can. I tip it on its side and roll it around, back and forth until the shake is gone. Then I scoop out 10-15 lbs, and repeat as necessary! I have hopper extensions on my GMG and the cabinet pellet I built around a GMG pellet burner I bought from GMG, it doubles the capacity for overnight smokes, and the PVB5 has a huge hopper as is.