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food mill

American  

noun

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


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I know some also use a food mill or a ricer.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022

A ricer or food mill “will separate the cells with minimal shearing action to break up the starch,” López-Alt says.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 15, 2021

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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