Eisco Separatory Funnel, 500mL - Polypropylene Plastic - Ungraduated - PP Stopcock with PTFE Plug - Leak-Proof Screw Cap

I've been around a chemistry lab, so when I took up cooking as a hobby and wanted to separate oils and fat from liquid mixtures, a sep funnel immediately came to mind. This one is moderately priced, right-sized, and virtually unbreakable in normal use. It works great for separating the broth from hot fat in pan drippings, and it's not only safe for hot food, but also for the microwave and the dishwasher. It's also good for portioning out liquids into bottles or other small-mouth containers where a spoon or ladle is too big and a regular funnel would be too clumsy.

Cheap but works to separate liquids of different viscosity. Flow is a little slow.

Worked great no issues

Seems nice, but shipped in a paper bag and it arrived broken.

I like that I can not worry about dropping this and having glass shards get everywhere. However, once the liquid is about an inch or two from the petcock, the cloudiness of the plastic material becomes apparent. For example, while separating liquid (even if one liquid is clear) layers, the turbidity of the plastic makes it look almost like an emulsion is present. Also, sometimes as you are draining, what you previously thought was a clear separation just ends up looking mixed as it gets closer and closer to the petcock. This is because your perspective has a liquid sandwiched between the closer front plastic and the farther back plastic….which increases the cloudiness/turbidity of the plastic. However, if you look closer you can reassure yourself that it’s just the composition of the plastic used. Theoretically, this is a great idea. Practically, they should change to a clearer plastic to mimic the transparency of glass because it’s a big trade-off. I’d rather be able to see clear separation than worry about my sep funnel breaking into glass shards everywhere. The former is something you would deal with every time you use it. The latter would be less frequent…hopefully.

My fault for not noticing it states this is 13” LONG. The nuts i process dont even put out this much oil/water 😭 ill have to see if i can work with this but my god its as big as my arm

Used it for about 2 minutes before I noticed that it was gently leaking my product out of the cap. Ended up having to switch to a different funnel for the rest of the job. Would not buy again.

I almost didn’t buy this because another reviewer said it didn’t work for essential oil/hydrosol separation, but I decided I had to try anyway because I don’t want to have to safely store a giant, irregularly shaped, glass instrument like this. Fortunately it has worked beautifully so far. I have no trouble slowing flow down to a slow drip with or without the top on. I didn’t even use a ring stand. It’s very sturdy too. Feels like a Nalgene bottle. Exactly what I was looking for. Easy 5*.

Sturdy

tiene algunas rebabas pero es natural por ser de plástico, no tengo que preocuparme que se valla a romper si hubiera comprado de vidrio. buena transparencia.

Justo lo que esperaba,

when I open it. I thought came in 2 peace but it’s not it’s broken Don’t know what to say disappointed. How can I return Or send me Another one or Give my Money Back

Excelente producto, el tapón tiene cierre muy bueno no se derrama