Pot Strainers
Schlueter Safgard Pot Strainers
High-Capacity Strainers and Ingredient Reclamation
Pot Strainers are high-capacity, in-line strainers for food processors seeking to remove and/or reclaim particulate from a product run. Pot Strainers are ideal for liquid egg and ice cream processing.
Applications:
- Liquid Eggs – Shell and chalazae removal
- Ice Cream – Nut and fruit reclamation
Category: Components, Strainers
More Information
| Safgard Pot Strainer Assembly * | |
|---|---|
| Description | Part # |
| Stainless Steel Pot Strainer with Stand | 31868 |
| Large O-Ring For Pot Strainer | 31900 |
| *Specify perforation or wedgewire size using Insert Screen Selection Chart | |
Pot Strainer Housing Features
- Materials: 304 stainless steel
- Construction: 4” milk tube with a large radiused end cap
- Finish: 32 Ra / #4
- Surface Area: Six square feet
- Capacity: 10.7 gallons (1.43 cubic feet)
- Standard Fittings: 2″ sanitary bevel seat fittings
- Operating Pressure: Maximum pressure rating of 100 psi recommended
- Support Frame: 1 ½” stainless steel tube, adjustable feet
| Standard* Safgard Pot Strainer Insert Screen Selection Chart | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedgewire | Open Area | Perforated Hole Diameter | Open Area | Perforated Part # |
| 0.0025 | 4% | − | − | − |
| 0.005 | 8% | − | − | − |
| 0.010 | 14% | − | − | − |
| 0.065 | 52% | 0.065 | 41% | 31875 |
| - | - | 0.095 | 33% | 31875-1 |
| *Non-Standard wedgewire and perforated insert screens are available upon request. Note: Available in 1 MM Hole Perforation. | ||||

Pot Strainer Insert Screen Features
- Materials: 304 Stainless Steel, 18-gauge
- Types: Wedgewire and perforated screens are available (See chart below).
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| Wedgewire Pot Strainer Insert for finer particle capture. | Perforated Pot Strainer Insert |








