Can anyone recommend a jelly strainer and stand please?

Sorry 25Avalon - I don’t even know what a ‘jelly strainer’ is. I hope someone else will come along and give you the info you need.

Sorry , I’ve not heard of one either.

When you are making jelly as opposed to jam you boil the fruit up and then strain it overnight to get all the juices out. This is done by pouring it into a hanging muslin jelly bag so all the juices run out into the bowl which you place underneath.

Lakeland do one. It looks much better than balancing a “jeelybag” on an upturned stool.

www.lakeland.co.uk/14622/lakeland-jelly-strainer?src=gfeed&gclid=CjwKCAjw5remBhBiEiwAxL2M9wHNEBdMJe-u74JcCWW4078Aa_bOeCjdrgWMaAbyAkJzcXO-PVgpCRoC924QAvD_BwE

I bought one from Amazon last year. It isn't very big but is easy to assemble. I made crab ap pl e jelly which filled 6 jam jars.

I made apple jelly last week for the first time since we had a new kitchen fitted and realised I had nowhere to hang the jelly bag. I ended up adding a very long cord and climbing a step ladder to use a hook on one of the beams!
It did work and we now have supplies of mint and tarragon jellies. 😂

I use an upturned stool.

I have always used double squares of muslin, a long flat stick and an upturned table. The flat stick, with the gubbins nicely tied in, is placed on the table legs and left overnight to drip! Works a treat.

Side table. Stool with flat bottomed legs will do as well.

I use a jelly bag from Amazon put it in a colander over a plastic bowl.

I have the original Lakeland one too and it is a pain to assemble - as soon as you get the top ring in place the legs spring out of the bottom one! I see the new version is plastic and might be easier. I wonder how strong it is though? A bagful of apple and blackberries weighs a lot!

I use the colander and tights hack as per this jelly recipe. You could also line colander with muslin. www.fabfood4all.co.uk/easy-blackberry-apple-jelly-video-tutorial/

I remember my Mum using an upturned dining chair!

I've kept an old stool with hooks through the legs. It sits on the chest freezer when in use.

I'm another who used to use an upturned chair.

Not keen on an upturned chair with a dog in the house. The new plastic Lakeland one does look as if it’s much easier to slot together but some of the reviews weren’t so good. Has anyone on here got one?

I used to do the straining overnight.
Our dog slept in the utility room, so not a problem.