No-strain kefir setup
After months of fussing with a strainer and spatula, I switched to this and it's such a relief.
It's a 64oz glass mason jar pitcher with a removable plastic infuser cage from Amazon. The gap between the bars is perfect — grains stay in, kefir flows out. No metal anywhere.
My process: when it's ready, I lift out the infuser and pour the fresh kefir into a jar I take to work for lunch. Then the infuser with the grains goes back in, I pour in fresh milk (which rinses the grains a bit too), close it, and set it in a lower cabinet. 24 hours later, next batch. That's it — no straining, no spatula, barely any cleanup.
Bonus: the texture and even the taste came out better than my old strainer method.
Only thing I'll need to do eventually is remove excess grains — they're growing fast, already filling half the infuser. So far, so good.
Sharing in case it saves someone the daily hassle. Pics: the product, and my setup mid-batch.