Bellemain 4-Cup Fat Separator/Measuring Cup with Strainer & Fat Stopper / 1 Liter Capacity

Finally purchased this after struggling to separate oil. Love it! And wish I had purchased it sooner I wasted so much time and paper towels lol!

This is a handy light plastic separator. Plastic is better than glass, as glass will break in a busy kitchen. The black plastic cover has holes to strain your liquid, which is probably something I will never use, but is also not a problem. Most of us will strain a large quantity and separate most of oil/fat vs. water based liquids (stock, broth, whatever you're making) in a Chinois or a good strainer, and then will use the separator with a liquid which has already been strained. When you use this, or any similar product, consider starting your separation by pouring out a bit and gently adding it back into separator to eliminate any oils that settled in the spout. That only adds a couple of minutes of work and makes the final product cleaner. Separating water based liquid is easy if you follow that step. It will virtually eliminate all oil/fat. If you on the other hand you want to separate water out of an oil and keep the oil, let's say you made a chive, leek, basil, or other other oil, you can do that too of course. That is a little tricker but can be done also. You just let the liquids settle and separate. You will end up with mostly oil in the spout, and you will lose this oil when you pour off the water liquids. Pour off the (mostly oil) and then gently move the spout to fill your storage bottle with whatever infused oil you have produced. Very simple. If you want, you can follow the "add back" step here too, to save the first pour to clear the spout. The elimination of water will make your infused oil cleaner and more visually appealing. I suspect it will also make it more shelf stable, if you want to keep it in your fridge for up to a couple of months, maybe even more. If you make small quantities like reductions and wish to separate oil and water liquids, you may choose a 2 cup separator instead of this 4 cup one. I actually bought both the 4 and 2 cup version for this reason, but the 4 cup works well for this too if you want to buy only one. If I could improve one thing it would be that I would make the hole for the spout in the bottom of the separator a shade smaller, which I suspect would make it slightly easier to get rid of water liquids when I make infused oils (I don't know that for sure), but I still rate this a 5-star product. Happy Cooking!

I cannot give 5 stars to something I have not actively used yet. I can state, that this is well made and just what I was looking for. I have done a pre-wash on it and it cleans easy for that. This is well made, not thin, and I feel confident, it will hold the roast juices, etc., perfectly when I am ready to make gravy. I am excited about it being 4 cups too, so I do not have fill, empty and fill again to get all the juices. Maybe after a couple of uses, I will add to this, but for now - I am pleased.

Product worked as advertised and expected. Glad to have it, better that the old way.

This fat separator does it's job better than I anticipated. Perhaps this is because my prior separator was a simple glass one which did not come with the either the top strainer or the spout stopper. I am used to having a little bit of fat still in the broth even after separation, either because it swished into the spout when first pouring, or because the entrance to the spout was large enough to permit some fat entering while I attempt to reclaim every last drop. This separator solves both issues between the stopper and the narrow entrance to the spout.Pros:1) The stopper keeps fat out of the spout.2) The entrance to the spout on the inside of the cup is narrow enough to give you more broth as you reach the bottom.3) The strainer is a nice addition. With it you can use both hands to pour instead of trying to hold a hand strainer in one hand while pouring.Cons:1) None yet.Notes:1) It's plastic. The type of plastic is acceptable to me, but certainly worth knowing for those looking for a glass separator.2) The 4 cup size is too small for a full stockpot of broth, so the separating must be done in batches. This is fine with me as I prefer the lighter weight and handling of 4 cups rather than a larger size.3) You might want to get a small bottle brush to clean out the spout.Bonus! Design observations:1) See how the front of the cup is higher? That keeps the broth in the cup when pouring as the broth tilts forward.

The size is perfect for all that turkey juice!

Wow, for the price, this appears to be a great product. It just arrived today (VERY quickly) so I haven't tried it out. But compared to the old one that I'm replacing, this appears to be a far superior product. This one says it's heat resistant to 400 degrees, so it shouldn't crack when I pour hot liquid into it (the demise of the old one). It is overall very sturdy feeling and the handle is comfortable and won't slip if my hands happen to be oily (we ARE dealing with de-fatting stuff here!). The strainer fits in and out nicely. The strainer to my old one fit snugger which made it a little difficult to take off with hot "strainings" in it without slinging the stuff everywhere or sloshing the hot liquid in the cup. I'm not so sure about the stopper. Says, it's supposed to stop grease from getting into the spout. At first I thought that it was supposed to stop you from pouring grease into the spout. Well, how hard is it to pour your liquid into the great big opening of the cup??? I then realized that maybe with the stopper sealed in the spout, that would prevent greasy liquid that you pour into the cup from rising up through the spout! Will test that theory out tomorrow when I make up a gallon or so of chicken broth! At any rate, this appears to be exactly what I was looking for and a good deal to boot.

One of humanity's greatest inventions! Life changer.Must buy if you have a kitchen and care about your health.