It depends on the application. One way that I can say for sure they are interchangeable is applying a french polished shellac finish to wood, metal, etc..
To clarify, we are talking about the blue and white striped cleaning cloths found in most grocery and home improvement stores (in the US). These are lint-free cloths which are made to be washable, but should not be re-used for food applications.
You could use a fine sieve or perhaps a coffee filter, depending on your task.
HandiWipes is a brand of cleaning cloths that is made by The Clorox Company.
yes. though gauze isn't as fine as cheesecloth, it would work for applications where a fine weave isn't necessary, such as bandaging and dressing a wound, or, possibly, a turkey. except for vaseline gauze, gauze usually is not infused with any chemicals, even to confer anti-microbial properties. rather, after packaging, the packaged unit is sterilized by irradiation.
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Use 4-6 layers of cheesecloth and put it in a food strainer to make a jelly bag.
Possible cheesecloth substitutes include the following:muslincoffee filters (the paper kind)white pillow cases or bed sheetspantyhosemedical gauze (the holes/spaces are a little larger than in cheesecloth so you just have to double or triple it up. But it works perfectly).
Nope sorry - It's just called cheesecloth because it's used to wrap the cheese in while it matures !
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I would like to put my bread dressing in cheesecloth before putting it inside my turkey at Thanksgiving. I have heard this keeps the dressing from sticking to the insides of the turkey. Is this true?
If you mean "What is like cheese cloth" the answer would be muslin