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A hand-cranked tyrant that separates the worthy pulp from the unworthy peel.
means A hand-cranked kitchen tool that purées and strains soft cooked food by forcing it through a perforated disc, leaving behind skins, seeds, and fibers.
from A plain compound of "food" and "mill." "Food" descends from Old English "fōda," tied to the same nourishing root that gives us "fodder" and "feed." "Mill" comes from Old English "mylen," borrowed early from Late Latin "molīnum," from Latin "molere," to grind — the same grinding ancestor behind "molar" and "meal." So a food mill is, quite literally, a small grinder for food, the name following the same logic as the older mills that crushed grain between stones.
- no blades
- It mashes by force, not by slicing
- seed jail
- Skins and pits stay trapped behind the disc
- french roots
- The moulin à légumes dates to 1930s France
- texture control
- Swappable discs deliver coarse to silky
- blender rival
- Pre-electric kitchens leaned on it hard
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ricer — kitchen tool used to press potatoes and other foods through small holes, essential for mashed potatoes since 19th century
food mill tomato press — italian passamill used to make tomato sauce by separating seeds and skins from pulp in home kitchens