The 2 3/4″ round size of this strainer makes it ideal for smaller cooking or baking tasks, including dusting powdered sugar on baked goods and decorating pastries. The smaller size also enables you to strain ingredients over a more accurate area so that there are less wasted product and less mess. The fine mesh basket also strains small particles from mixed drinks so you can create the excellent cocktail with ease. This strainer features a layer of fine stainless steel mesh that strains ingredients for a more consistent food texture.