Cleaning My New Flour Sifter?

[dknywbg]

I've never owned a sifter before, always used a sieve and it was just ducky. But my husband, sweetheart that he is, gave me a sifter for Hanukkah. I just used it for the first time and it occurs to me that I'm not sure how to clean it--it's got sort of a complicated inside (and we don't have a dishwasher). I seem to recall my mom just keeping hers in a plastic bag and never washing it--is that what people do?

[slbunge]

We've never washed ours in about 10 years. Just knock the flour off as best as you can and put it away when you are done.

[Carolyn Tillie]

Amen to Slbunge. I inherited my Grandmother's which means it hasn't been washed in 80+ years. I would NEVER get it wet.

[jgarner53]

Don't wash mine either. I might if I run cocoa powder through it, but it's not absolutely necessary.

[LEdlund]

I inherited my Grandmother's which means it hasn't been washed in 80+ years. I would NEVER get it wet.

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Me too! Mine (along with my rolling pin) gets stored in my flour bin.

[bloviatrix]

I seem to recall my mom just keeping hers in a plastic bag and never washing it--is that what people do?

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Just remember, mother knows best!

(I don't wash mine, either)

[Hest88]

Never wash mine either.

[FistFullaRoux]

If you have to sift cocoa powder, do it first, then the flour. I wouldn't get it wet, but if it starts to get too dusty for your liking, you can use compressed air (you'll want to do this outside) to clean it off.