food mill

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon

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

From Washington Times

"We also use a food mill for tomatoes used in pasta sauce and for processing cooked potatoes into gnocchi."

From Salon

The jail that Mr. Grassaree oversaw for most of his career sits frozen in time on Industrial Road on the outskirts of Macon, next to the old Purina pet food mill that now produces feed for catfish farms.

From New York Times

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

From Salon

Related Words

• blender
• mixer