[18 or 8 Stainless steel mesh and 430 stainless steel 3 cup body] No one wants their flour to mix with rust stains, that's why the rust-proof 18 or 8 and 430 stainless steel would be our choice. Food grade material for safe food contact, no more worries about corroding. 4mm solid stainless steel will not break off easily. No painting will chip off because its bare stainless steel! Easy to clean with a dry clean cloth or pastry brush. No hustle, no troubles. [4 Wire agitators for quick sifting] 2 Wires are adequate for the sifting purpose but a little flimsy. Just have a try of the 4 wire agitators. It makes quick work of the sifting task, especially when you do a lot of baking. You may notice that some scrapers don't make contact with the mesh so you end up with a lot of flour left over. Our scraping wires moves across the sifting screen and makes complete contact with the screen to ensure that contents are sifted. [1 Cushion ring to avoid side leakage] Some flour sifter has large side holes on both sides where the crack attaches and the flour just flies out of those sides. You will find your kitchen in a mesh after sifting. With moderate side holes and 1 cushion ring, you will find the side holes were never a problem. You won't get flour or powdered sugar everywhere and stamped measurements give your more convenience. This metallic flour sieve can be well used to prepare bread, cakes, pancakes, etc.. [Effortless crank plastic handle] A good metal flour sieve should not require too much effort in use and won't chip off like wooden handle. Our plastic rotary handle cranks easily, smoothly and efficiently, you dont need to press the handle. It saves you a lot of time to sift and get a fine texture. The large and sturdy handle on the side won't break off even with heavy flour. You can use it for flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, brown sugar, etc.