I don't have a shaker, so I need one for Cinco de Mayo. I've looked at the Yeti and Elevated Craft, is there another one I should consider?

T-HARGUS said:

---

I prefer a tin-on-tin Boston shaker. I go with the weighted larger tin and found the cheaper ones ($20) on Amazon get the job done perfectly fine.

---

This. Professional bartenders almost exclusively use only Bostin Shakers. That being said, I do have a yeti one and I do like it. But the majority of the time I use a Boston shaker with one large tin and a pint glass as the other end.

I have the Elevated Craft shaker. It's great. No leak, strainer in the top that does a good job. Seemed crazy to pay that much but was a gift from the rib and was a great gift.

For a cheaper option, the OXO shaker is good. The top also doubles as a jigger. It has a good seal. Made many a margarita in it.

Highly recommended.

Boston Shakers Weighted and Unweighted.

Pricier than other options but worth it. Get stainless.

Friends have the elevated, it is awesome, but ridiculously expensive.

I mostly stir and strain in a glass shaker. Have Boston and a cheap lidded one if I need to shake.

I like my Yeti.

I have a lot of shakers in my collection (which includes a silver shaker that was a gift from Jack Dempsey to my uncle and a shaker from the 1933 World's Fair), but I primarily use only two.

Elevated Craft - it's awesome, but the top can be a little fiddly. I use this for batching 2-3 of the same cocktail because the cap will hold up to 6oz.

Boston - I use this if I'm making different cocktails for each guest and speed is more important than precision.

My recommendation is to have both styles on hand.

For stirred drinks, I use a glass Pyrex measuring cup. For shaken drinks, a weighted Boston shaker is tough to beat. They aren't hard to break apart if you know what you're doing.