The last couple of hot sauces I made were run through a kitchen strainer. I liked the results so much, that I think all, or most, of my future sauces will be strained before bottling. Is there a standard size mesh/strainer that is commonly used?
I use this food mill with the smallest plate for straining/milling my sauces. Really love the mill and the results I get with it. Originally purchased it to make baby food (didn't like it as much for that) but it is perfect for hot sauces. I'll use the medium plate if I want a thicker more textured sriacha type sauce. So much faster for me than putting the batch through a small wire mesh kitchen strainer.