Cuisipro Fat Separator - C52
The Search is over!
Yes, we found the perfect fat separator. Now we realize that a fat separator may not be the holy grail, but this is a category of tool that we’ve looked at for a long time. Either to remove the fat from a perfect chicken soup, or to start to build a great gravy or sauce. The old fat separators had a spout that started at the bottom of the container so that it could pour the good juices from under the layer of fat, but there was always a layer of fat left in the spout that you had to deal with. Then there were a group of separators that had a plug in the spout, but that was either awkward, or didn’t work, or both. Then someone thought to take the juices from the bottom of the container under the fat, and the first generation was pretty good, but not perfect. But now ...perfect has arrived....
The clever folks from Cuisipro, who produce thoroughly-considered, museum quality kitchen tool designs, have developed a beautiful fat separator.
Let’s start at the top: there is a big straining basket so that you can pour a lot of your drippings in at once, then dump a load of solids out of the basket and pour some more. Other models we’ve seen have been a bit skimpy in this area. Next you have a large 4-cup capacity, which should easily hold the major part of a turkey’s worth of drippings. And the markings allow you to carefully measure the liquid for your gravy or sauce. But the best part is how you get the good stuff out, leaving the fat behind: you just push on the little tab on the handle, and a plug in the bottom of the container releases the liquid from the bottom (presumably over another container). When you see the layer of fat approach the bottom, simply release the tab and the plug returns to close the container tight. And the whole thing comes apart for easy cleaning in the dishwasher.
Viola! The issue of fat separation solved by innovative design and excellent functionality, making the Cuisipro Fat Separator a very Cool Tool!
Facts:
- Made of see-through, durable and heat resistant Eastman Tritan material
- BPA Free
- Oversized straining basket
- "Easy Drain" feature
- 4 cup/1 L capacity, with Imperial and Metric markings for accurate measurement
- Dishwasher safe
- 25 year warranty
