TalaTala Jelly Bag, A Fine Mesh Bag ideal for Cleaning, Straining and Filtering a wide selections of Foods to includes Jam, Preserve, Cheese, Almonds and Fruits

When I couldn’t find my previous and old jam making kit in a hurry, I quickly purchased this product using prime, it arrived the next day and I thought it seemed a lot smaller than my old one, and possibly not looking as strong.Well I can say it worked really well and held a lot of weight so all in all I was pleased with this purchase and would recommend 😊

As expected

I put this to use straight away, making bramble jelly. It was easy to set up and easily held my 2kg of fruit, could have put more in. Very pleased with my purchase.

I was dreading a mess in making my jelly fearing an awful mess ! But followed instructions and got four perfect jars of jelly with no mess !!

Sturdy and easy to clean but had to move tabs to fit my jelly stand

The stand has 3 legs which need to be screwed into the ring that holds the mesh bag. One of the legs does not screw in as there is no thread on the one hole, therefore the stand is very poor quality. Other people reviewing the item have reported the same fault. I expected better of Tala. Unfortunately I was expecting a perfect product and had to use the stand and bag as my juice was ready for straining. So I can’t return the kit. Lesson learned!

Good quality, worked well

This product is excellent. I originally bought it for cheesemaking, to strain the whey from curds. I love making cheese, but hated the messiness of using muslin, and thought there really must be an easier way of doing this. I searched online and found this product and wondered if it might also work for cheese making. Since the price was so reasonable, I figured it would be worth a try.It is, it turns out, superb for cheese making. I regularly make cream cheese, mozzarella and ricotta and this product makes it so much easier. I can just place this over a large bowl, a saucepan also works, and leave it to drain. I now feel much more inclined to make cheese then I did before, because I am not dreading dealing with muslin cloths and having them hanging over the sink etc, like I did before. This is a much more practical and effective solution. Not only does it work well, but I find I get more cheese as an end result because it isn't getting stuck to the muslin.I have also since used this many many times for jam, jelly and syrup making, to strain the fruit for these products. It is also excellent for all of these things. This product is also very versatile. For rosehip syrup for example, where a triple strainer and multiple strainings are required because of the irritant hairs in rosehips, I just place two muslin sheets inside the existing bag, as shown in the photos, and this works well. It is infinitely easier than trying to do it with muslin sheets alone, and the stand can be left overnight leaving the juices to strain and no effort is required whatsoever.The bag is hard wearing and easy to clean with just hot water. I've used it probably fifty or so times now, and it's still looking good. This product also comes in a useful box you can store it in when not in use, which takes up very little room. I came back here to buy another one of these, not because there is anything wrong with the first one, but because I find it so useful I want to have another in case they ever stop making them. I noticed some of the negative reviews, some stating that this product could not be used for jam making etc, so felt I should absolutely disagree with this and add my experiences.This product is excellent for jam, jelly and syrup making, and as an added bonus is superb for cheese making. I'd highly recommend it and have just bought another. It's probably one of the most useful kitchen products I own.