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To the extent that there’s a new Tim Allen here, it’s the one who, thinking of his late wife, and the flour sifter he has taken care not to clean, he cries, almost, sort of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
This deeply decadent, fudgy chocolate cake takes just five ingredients and 20 minutes; no sifter, stand mixer, or double boiler in sight.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
Using a sifter or fine-mesh strainer, sift the flour over the bowl and whisk until almost smooth; a few small lumps are okay.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2022
The sifter came from Ikea, and so did my cheap, shiny measuring spoons, and I love those, too.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2017
Just recently, an official job called trash sifter had been created.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
Amazon provided kits to help prepare for wildfire season — including shovels, rakes, sifters, gloves and masks.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Three men with metal detectors and sifters swept through the sand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
There are sifters for sale, but anyone can make one.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2016
I remember judging a short-story prize where the organisers were so overwhelmed with the number of entries, they employed sifters to reduce the number to an amount they thought the judges could read.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2013
Lina hadn’t thought about it before, but now she wondered about the trash sifters.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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