Plural of cheesecloth; thin, loosely woven cotton fabrics used in cooking for straining, wrapping, or filtering.
From 'cheese' + 'cloth' (from Old English 'clað'). Originally used specifically for wrapping cheese during manufacturing, the cloth became indispensable in cooking.
Cheesecloth is one of the few cooking tools whose original purpose is literally still its name—unlike 'silverware' (which contains no silver in a casual dinner set), cheesecloth was invented for cheese and never changed names!
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