Super Quick Video Tips: How to Make a DIY Cocktail Shaker Out of a Mason Jar
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Buy the time you find ( if you can afford one) a drill with drill bits you could go to the mall and BUY a cocktail shaker that ACTUALLY works like a cocktail shaker…because it IS a cocktail shaker. Cocktail shakers are no longer for the wealthy or well-to-do.
Ditch the drill, ditch changing lids, get a julep strainer. Such a waste of time and life. How much simpler could a boston shaker and julep strainer be?
super freaking cool! love it
That may be the dumbest "tip" I've ever seen. Screw on lids? Changing lids? Have you ever been in a bar? Just use a cocktail strainer. You can get a simple shaker cup & mixing glass for what you'd spend on jars & lids.
Great idea, but may I suggest just getting a "Cocktail Strainer". If you do then you wont need to drill at all; also, they are very inexpensive. I once got a bar set from The Christmas Tree Shoppe for $5, that had a strainer, knife, zester, bottle opener, & holding rack.
No drill needed I'd you simply pour the shaken drink through a strainer. We use the ones that fit tuna fish cans
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Ok, a Boston Shaker set with pint glass costs less than the drill. Just saying.
For those drilling into the lid, drill one more hole on the opposite side from all your other holes. It will pour much more smoothly that way.
Also, the mason jars usually are same size & fit in regular blender. Just use the blender blade assembly instead of he jar lid, seal & flip upside down, & frappe. Get your blended cocktail by reversing the procedure.
People in the South have used Mason Jars to make "cocktails" for a very long time, 🙂