{"title":"Travel","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"cloth-coffee-strainer-with-metal-handle-1","title":"Cloth coffee strainer with metal handle.","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the moka pot took over Cuban kitchens, coffee was strained through cloth. The colador remains the traditional tool for brewing colada the old way: a steeped, slow-strained pour that produces a denser, smoother cup than steam extraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCotton cloth filter (the sock) sewn onto a metal ring with a long handle for dipping into a saucepan or pitcher. Reusable, rinse after each use, replace the cloth when it darkens permanently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Uses:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brewing colada for a crowd, making cafe con leche the traditional way, preparing cafecito when the cafetera is in use, straining finely ground espresso coffee from hot water on the stovetop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cloth strainer is how coffee was made in Cuban homes for generations before electric drip and stovetop espresso pots became standard. Many abuelas still swear the colador produces a cup no moka pot can match. A staple tool in old-school Cuban kitchens and ventanitas brewing batch colada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs With:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bustelo, Pilon, or La Llave ground coffee, white sugar for the espumita, and a small saucepan kept just for coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips nationwide. Hard to find outside South Florida bodegas, and increasingly rare even there as the moka pot replaces it generation by generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuban Food Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50172197339453,"sku":"037005050248","price":3.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/1013\/7917\/files\/CoffeeStrainer.jpg?v=1747075842"},{"product_id":"cloth-coffee-strainer-with-metal-handle-set-of-4","title":"Cloth coffee strainer with Metal handle. Set of 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cloth coffee strainer — known in Cuban kitchens as a colador de tela or media — is the old-school filter behind café cubano made the way it was made before paper filters existed. This set of three gives you backups and replacements, since cloth strainers wear out with daily use and most coffee drinkers keep one in rotation while another dries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach strainer is a cone of fine cotton flannel stitched onto a metal ring with a sturdy handle. You pour hot water through ground coffee held in the cloth, catching the brew in a pot or pitcher below. The cloth filters more gently than paper, letting the coffee oils through for a fuller body — the texture older Cubans remember from their grandmother's kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e housewarming, gifting, care package, diaspora pantry restocking, cafecito break setup, anyone building a traditional Cuban coffee station.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e Before the moka pot took over Cuban-American kitchens in Miami, the colador de tela was how coffee got made in homes across Cuba. Many abuelas still prefer it — they say the cloth makes the coffee taste rounder, less metallic. For diaspora families teaching grandchildren the old methods, or for anyone curious about how coffee was brewed in Cuba before stovetop espresso became standard, the cloth strainer is the tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs With:\u003c\/strong\u003e Café Bustelo, Café La Llave, Pilón, or any fine-ground dark roast. A heavy enamel coffee pot or glass pitcher to catch the brew. Sugar for whipping espumita the traditional way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips nationwide to Cuban-American households keeping the old coffee rituals alive — wherever the family ended up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuban Food Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50172697772349,"sku":"COLSET3","price":8.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/1013\/7917\/files\/CoffeeStrainer3PAck.jpg?v=1747073090"},{"product_id":"cloth-coffee-strainer-with-metal-handle-set-of-7","title":"Cloth coffee strainer with Metal handle. Set of 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eA working supply of cloth coffee strainers — six coladores de tela with metal handles, enough to keep a household, a small café, or a multi-generational family stocked for a long stretch. Cloth strainers are consumable: they absorb coffee oils, darken with use, and eventually need replacing, which is why experienced users buy them in quantity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach piece is a cotton flannel cone stitched onto a metal ring and handle. You spoon ground coffee into the cloth, pour hot water through, and catch the brew below — the pre-moka-pot method still preferred by Cubans who grew up with it. The cloth lets coffee oils pass, giving a fuller, rounder cup than paper filters allow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e gifting to a coffee-serious household, care package to relatives who still brew the old way, restocking a diaspora pantry, equipping a home café station, housewarming for someone setting up their first Cuban kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Context:\u003c\/strong\u003e The colador de tela is older than the cafetera in Cuban coffee history. In pre-1959 Cuba and in many Cuban-American homes today, especially among first-generation exiles, the cloth strainer is how coffee gets made — and the method gets passed down. Six strainers means enough to share with a daughter, a son, a comadre setting up her own kitchen. It's a quiet way to keep the ritual moving forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePairs With:\u003c\/strong\u003e fine-ground Cuban coffee — Bustelo, La Llave, Pilón, Naviera. A dedicated coffee pot or pitcher. Demerara or white sugar for traditional espumita preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShips nationwide to Cuban-American families keeping the cloth-strainer tradition alive, from Hialeah to anywhere the diaspora has settled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuban Food Market","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50172699214141,"sku":"COLSET6","price":17.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/1013\/7917\/files\/CoffeeStraine6PAck.jpg?v=1747073088"}],"url":"https:\/\/cubanfoodmarket.com\/collections\/travel.oembed","provider":"CubanFoodMarket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}