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food mill

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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

If you're not in the mood for hand-mashing, feel free to use a food mill, mechanized hand blender or ricer.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

If you have a ricer or food mill, you can use that instead.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2022

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

See More » This idea — that time spent cooking can be as gratifying, even as romantic, as time spent eating — may explain Mr. Katz’s commitment to his Oxo food mill.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2015

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