The OXO Steel Strainer ($7) is the best Hawthorne cocktail strainer I’ve ever seen. It dispenses with the useless handle, and features a nice little rubber pad to put your index finger on as you strain. It’s a joy to use.
I’ll still use a julep strainer for any cocktail with tons of floating herbs or fruit stuff, but this is also excellent for straining canned food instead of the previously reviewed Can Colander.
[This is a Cool Tools Favorite from 2010]
OXO Steel Cocktail Strainer ($6)
Available from Amazon
Manufactured by OXO