Cheesecloth substitute

[columbusmomma]

Is there anything I can use and I might have at home in place of cheesecloth?

[cristeen]

Depends on what you're trying to do with it. I usually use muslin or a flour-sack towel.

ETA - that's what I always use for draining yogurt to make yogurt cheese. Scrape it out, rinse it, hang it to dry before tossing it in the hamper (so it doesn't mold).

[ollyoxenfree]

If you are using it to drain something (eg. yoghurt to make yoghurt cheese), then a paper coffee filter may work.

If you are wrapping up a pudding or a ham, then an old linen pillowcase works fairly well.

[columbusmomma]

I'm going to make paneer(Indian cheese)

[aprons_and_acorns]

I'm not sure what paneer is like, but I had good luck yesterday draining yogurt with a coffee filter.