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food mill

American  

noun

  1. a hand-operated kitchen device for puréeing fruits and vegetables.


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We boil up a whole lot of potatoes and mash them or put them through a ricer or food mill.

From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Conversely, run them through a food mill or a ricer.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2022

Drain the potatoes and pass them through a fine-mesh food mill or ricer into a large bowl.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2017

Let them cool completely, then scrape out the potato flesh and put it either through a ricer or a food mill, or puree it in a food processor.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2017

The food mill comes with feet, for resting atop a bowl, and three grades of stainless-steel sieves of increasingly fine perforations.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2015