Flour Sifter With Elevator

Sifting flour is recommended for some desserts where the goal is light, delicate, and fluffy results (think angel food cakes, sponge cakes, and chiffon cakes).. a household sieve (as for flour) type of: screen, sieve. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.As a piece of machinery the sifter is simple: a container of stainless steel, aluminum or tinned steel, at the base of which is an agitator - a metal wheel of some sort, usually propelled by a trigger in the sifter's handle - that forces the flour through a screen.