Bellemain4-Cup Fat Separator/Measuring Cup with Strainer & Fat Stopper / 1 Liter Capacity

Oh Dear Lord Baby Jesus, this oil separater is a must-have. Ever since I had gall-bladder removal, the last thing I can consume is animal fat. This apparatus makes that possible. I love this thing! I don't use it very often as I typically only regularly eat salads & lean meat but I can make my gravy from ox tails, roasts, etc without worry. This thing works great. **Be sure** to leave the plug in the doo-hickey's spout, though, as that is the key for total fat separation. Great purchase.

It is a plastic rather than glass container. I am a little skeptical about using it for hot gravy.

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.

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!

It’s okay, you can see the separation.