Skip to content

Cheesecloth

Maybe

Buyers convert on 18.6% of searches. But prices span $2.34–$11.89, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Cheesecloth is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 2,970 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£317K/yr407K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Cheesecloth against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Cheesecloth is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cheesecloth market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cheesecloth 407K times last year and spent an estimated £317K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

18.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 407K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £317K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
407K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.3%
Conversion, latest week
18.6%
Market size, estimated
£317Ka year
Peak month
October1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
cheese cloths for straining122K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.19.

Listings sell for £4.19 on average, from £2.34 to £11.89. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £4.19 that is £13K to £17K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.34–£11.89
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£17K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #23 within Colanders & Food Strainers. It carries 899 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.2%
Average rank
#23in Colanders & Food Strainers
Average rating
4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
899per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 24 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
24 months

Products

Top Cheesecloth products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£32K£63K£95K£127K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

29%

  • PAEFIU24%
  • Olicity13%
  • New England Stories10%
  • eFond10%
  • Admygo7%
  • Herbbree7%

Demand

Cheesecloth search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Cheesecloth search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • cheese cloths for straining122K/yr
  • muslin cloths for cooking95K/yr
  • cheese cloth74K/yr
  • cheesecloth58K/yr
  • cheesecloth for straining15K/yr
  • straining cloth10K/yr
  • cheese cloths14K/yr
  • muslim cloth for cooking7K/yr
  • muslin cloth for straining3K/yr
  • muslin cloths for straining6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cheesecloth

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall11%+0.19

so they are big

They are small

Smaller than expected

Ease Of Cleaning11%−0.05

the ease of cleaning isnt the easiest as will hold on to the smell of whatever you are using it for so will need a soak to remove it

just needs a bit more patience when cleaning

so you have to wash it gently

Thickness11%−0.03

thin

thin material

the material is thin

Quality-Overall9%+2.31

The quality is fairly basic

Poor quality

Very inferior quality

Durability6%−0.05

fell apart after the second wash

I am just not sure how durable it will be long term because of how thin the fabric is

Its torn after one use

Love

Quality-Overall23%+2.31

Nice quality and ideal for my wife to make her own butter

Excellent quality

Good quality and easy to clean

Size-Overall15%+0.19

They are the perfect size for my needs

Good quality and size

Sensible size

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+0.74

Just what I needed

As described

does the job perfectly

Value For Money13%+0.51

Excellent value for money

Good price

Good value for money

Ease Of Cleaning7%−0.05

Cleaning just as quick

Easy clean

Easy to wash

Return

0.2% Return rate 30% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall27%▁▄█▇▁▇

so they are big

They are small

Smaller than expected

Functionality-Overall19%▁█▁▅▅▆
Thin13%▁▅▅▁█▁
Material Quality13%█▁▁▄▁▃

not cotton at all

Compatibility-Overall9%█▇▁▁▇▁

FAQ

Common Cheesecloth questions

Answered from the same tracked data.