Have you ever eaten at a restaurant where the mashed potatoes were so silky and smooth, you were momentarily transported to some kind of heaven? A drum sieve probably had something to do with it.

Every festival has its icons. Diwali has lamps, Holi has colours, Raksha Bandhan has threads. Karwa Chauth, in its own way, belongs to the kitchen sieve. A simple wire mesh, the kind used every day to ...