Good Grips Stainless Steel Food Mill For Purees,Silver

Our tomato garden was particularly bountiful this year. However, that would usually mean hours of tedious work by the kitchen sink to skin, core, and seed those buckets of tomatoes to make sauces and soups. I had purchased an expensive food mill a few years ago from Williams-Sonoma, but it performed so poorly that I took it back. This year I did some research and decided to try the OXO Good Grips food mill, and it works like a charm. Those tomatoes were all pureed in no time, and clean-up was a breeze. I haven't tried milling other foods yet, but I bet this would be great for applesauce, too. A few important tips: Cook the tomatoes in boiling water 1 - 2 minutes to loosen the skins, and cut any large tomatoes into chunks before you mill them. Make sure the sieve disc at the bottom of the food bowl is inserted so that the peak is pointed upward, or it won't work. As you rotate the handle to crush the tomatoes, occasionally do some backwards turns to redistribute the tomatoes. Work in batches so you don't overfull the food bowl, and rinse out any debris from seeds and skins between each batch. Use a spatula to scrape any thick juices that cling to the underside. For anyone interested, here's a great, easy recipe for Chicken Parmesan Soup that you can make with a pound of tomatoes: Heat 2 Tb olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat. Add 2 cups chopped onion and 1 tsp salt, and cook 8 minutes to soften. Add 1 Tb minced garlic and ½ tsp red pepper flakes, and cook 1 minute. Add 6 cups Swanson’s chicken broth. Add 1 lb pureed tomatoes and 2 Tb tomato paste. Add 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano and 1 Tb chopped fresh basil. Cover pot, and simmer 10 minutes, then puree the soup with an immersion blender. Add 1 lb boneless chicken cut into bite size pieces. Add 8 oz spiral pasta, cover, and simmer 15 minutes until chicken and pasta are cooked. Off heat, stir in ½ cup grated Parmesan until melted. Stir in 4 Tb chopped fresh basil. Season to taste with salt & pepper, and add a little sugar, if needed. Bon appetit!

I have now used my OXO Good Grips food mill twice to make mashed potatoes and I am very pleased with everything about this food mill -- especially for the price. Years ago, I had an inexpensive plastic mill that was difficult to use and collected dust like a magnet. I finally got rid of it. But as I became more and more involved with developing my cooking techniques, I read so much about the importance of having a food mill. Recently I received an email from Williams Sonoma announcing a brand new All Clad food mill for the whopping sum of $150! I was curious, and love All Clad cookware, so I checked it out. It looked really great, but the price tag felt exorbitant. Then I noticed that WS also sold the OXO for literally one-third the price. There was a long list of five-star reviews for the OXO. I compared features and determined that the only big difference, in addition to a slightly larger size for the All Clad, was that the OXO didn't have the little "wiper" blade at the bottom that the All Clad has, making it necessary to occasionally lift the OXO and scrape the bottom with a spatula. Well, for a saving of $100 I figured that little difference was something I was willing to live with. I immediately checked Amazon and found a slightly better price and more 5-star reviews. I have now used it a couple of times for mashed potatoes, using the coarse disk, and they were wonderful. Light and fluffy. The assembly of the OXO was easy and intuitive. The disks even have "this side up" imprinted on them. The turner assembly clicked right in, and the knob on the handle was very comfortable to hold. There was no drag at all as the blade spun around to push the food through the disk and the potatoes were done in less than half the time it normally took me with a recommended potato ricer. That goes to my neighbor. Cleaning and storage are great, too. Everything goes in the dishwasher. The legs, which fit neatly over my All Clad mixing bowls and almost every pot I have, fold under completely for compact storage in my pots and pans drawer. And it even looks really nice, an added bonus. Update: I made a nice batch of applesauce the other night with this mill. Perfection! It was so easy -- and the texture of the applesauce was perfection. This is definitely a quality product -- well designed, ergonomic, and it even looks good. I highly recommend this product and can't wait to use it for more things.

I compared the OXO Food mill with the RSVP mill online before purchasing. I first went with the RSVP product based strictly on price (since the ratings were essentially the same). The first thing I made was Tomato Sauce/marinara wherein I cooked tomatoes with garlic, herbs, and Olive oil and passed them through the mill. Immediately, I saw there was a LOT of waste with the RSVP mill. The food would just spin around in the top of the mill and not be passed through the holes in the metal disc (coarsest disc used). I shook the thing, ran the crank in the opposite direction to move the food around and reposition it. took out my wooden spoon to 'help' the mill by breaking down the tomatoes more. bit by bit, more and more food got processed but despite all my efforts, I would estimate 10-15 percent of the tomatoes just wouldn't go through, even after 5-10 minutes of cajoling. Let me make something clear here. These tomatoes were canned Marzano tomatoes which had ALREADY BEEN PEELED AND SEEDED - they practically crush themselves. It seemed to me that since the 'bad' stuff the mill was designed to remove was already gone , every bit of these tomatoes should gone through. I had a similar experience with my applesauce attempt using the medium disc. A lot of wasted apples and a rather meager (though delicious!) yield of applesauce. I'd never owned a Food Mill before and just thought this was how they worked... I was browsing Sur La Table one afternoon and they had the OXO mill out on display. The disks caught my eye. They were not just discs with holes cut in them, but were actually shaped to allow the food to pass through them. The holes were raised slightly, almost like the blades of a cheese grater. You could tell by looking at them that much more food would be crushed and pushed through. So I came home and ordered the OXO mill from Amazon as well. Night and day. On my marinara test as well as the applesauce test, the OXO mill ran circles around RSVP. All of the tomatoes went through and the resulting marinara had an excellent texture - not soupy in the least. I cranked less than 2 minutes. The applesauce was perfect as well and the Mill worked as promised - removing the peels and the seeds. In both cases, the yield was much higher. To me, the only thing I think the RSVP mill has going for it is the looks and general quality of construction. It is heavy stainless steel and all of the parts will clearly last a lifetime. It has a distinctly professional/industrial look and feel to it. The OXO has a good weight to it, and it definitely feels like it is well made, but there are some plastic parts (most notably the 'quick release' mechanism for attaching the crank) which leaves me with the lingering feeling that someday, years in the future, this will have to be replaced. Still, I would highly recommend the OXO Good Grips Food Mill to anyone in the market for a food mill for home use. If/When it does fail, I will not hesitate to buy another one (unless of course, it breaks down in like a week (doubtful))

While I can see that this OXO Good Grips food mill would be perfect for canning and making baby food, I'm a very infrequent canner and my kids are well past the baby food stage. But its value as a kitchen tool doesn't end there. What I love about it is the ability to make pureed soups of various consistencies. One of my family's favorite soups is made of butternut squash, carmelized onions, granny smith apples, and gingerroot. Wonderful stuff. But after roasting the squash, onions, and apples, I always needed to wait and let it cool down first and then run it through my food processor. It worked, but if I was in a hurry, having to wait for the cool-down was a pain. Now after roasting the veggies/apples, I can immediately scoop them into the food mill and grind/puree it to the texture I want. Plus no more peeling the apples! Besides soups, I've also made homemade applesauce and other fruit blend sauces for dessert toppings. I use the medium or coarsest disc and leave the fruit unpeeled. A few nice details of this food mill: - It can handle hot contents - It comes with three different grating discs which are easy to change out - The folding legs are rubberized so that the mill doesn't slide around when you balance it on the edges of a bowl or pan - A sliding release button allows the crank/handle assembly to be removed easily for cleaning and changing of the disc - All of the moving parts disassemble for easy cleaning - The handle has a silicone coating to make it comfortable in your hand The recipe for another favorite soup using the food mill is below. This Tomato Basil Soup is wonderful when tomatoes and fresh basil are in season. 4 pounds ripe plum tomatoes, washed/dried and halved lengthwise 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons good olive oil 1 tablespoon salt 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 2 yellow onions, chopped 8 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped 2 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 (28-ounce) canned plum tomatoes, with juice 4 cups fresh basil leaves, packed 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves 1 quart chicken or vegetable stock Preheat the oven to 375 degrees(F). Toss the tomatoes with 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in a single layer on baking sheets and roast for 45-60 minutes. In an large dutch oven, saute the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the butter, and red pepper flakes over medium heat for 10-12 minute. Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 45 minutes. With a food mill balanced over another pan, pass everything through using the coarsest blade/grater. Reheat if necessary and taste for seasoning adjustment and serve with several fresh homemade croutons on top.

The little food mill that could! Well This is a nice food mill. It is smalker than my older one which indeed had the wiper on the bottom and springs and stuff to futz with. Now here it is. This is nit a gadget that you will use lots so ask yourself if you need a bigger one. There again it depends on your family size. So this is a sturdy little bugger. It will get the job done well. If you need a larger one to store 8-10 months of the year, do your homework and pick a top of the line one. I wanted one and talked myself out of it to see just what this OXO one looked like and how it performed. I make my own applesauce, tomatoe sauce primarily because today with all the foodborne illnesses cropping up, and the cost element. I decided to be cautious abd process some of my own healthier items. I have a very good potato ricer, but think will do a great job. This mill is very easy to use and clean. Its is a great mill at a reasonable price for smaller portions which works for me. If I find the need for a larger one, I will upgrade myself and add to my kitchen stash. Almost all the top reviewers still find this perfect and a number 1 choice. The thing with Amazon, get it home and look it over, see if it will fit your needs. If not, trade it for the best. Each of us have dufferent needs. I am impressed with the build quality and with 3 blades, you can achieve the texture you are after. Mashed potatoes will be a game changer. Get one for yourself and gift one as it is one of the last kitchen items we spend money on. It is a really nice gift along with a flat of organic tomatoes, bag of apples and one of potatoes. Food tastes heavenly from its use. go for it!

I was torn between this OXO food mill and the one that's very highly rated that costs about $20 less. I'm so glad I got this one. It works with almost every pot in my kitchen, and the foldout legs grip the edges quite well. I wasn't sure I'd like the way it goes together, but it is fantastic. The post of the turning mechanism does not have to be screwed in; what holds it in place is the latches on either side of the stabilizing cross bar at the top. These release easily for cleaning, and I love how easy it is to turn the handle both clockwise and counterclockwise to grind up and easy-release the food. The three different grinding plates are so easy to put in and take out...just be mindful that you need to align the indentations in the bowl with the indentations on the plates. Everything should clean up well in the dishwasher, but I'll probably only put the grinding parts in the dishwasher, and then only if they don't rinse off easily. It's easy enough to just rinse the bowl that holds them at the sink after use. I have wanted a food mill for so long, and I'm so glad this OXO one is the one I chose.

Bought this one and another brand and I am keeping this one. Easier to handle & use.

I purchased this mill to process tomatoes into sauce. I have struggled for months to find a technique to make it easy to process raw tomatoes for spaghetti sauce. I tried cutting slices, I tried cutting square pieces, but it was a major effort. The mill would just spin them around and not catch them between the blade and the crank mechanism. This device is more suited for pieces that are the size of a pea or smaller. Cutting the equivalent small pieces with a knife is a watery mess. I even tried to hold the pieces still with a rubber spatula to catch the blade. This worked, but is extremely tedious. I tried boiling to remove the peels. Too much work. I was ready to give up on this device when I tried a final technique that works to my satisfaction. I take the tomato and remove the stem. Then I grate each tomato on a course grater into a bowl. I then take the grated pieces from the bowl and dump them into the mill. Whala! This works and is the fastest way I have found to process raw tomatoes into sauce. (Please note that most store sauces are now full of chemicals. All products being sold with High Fructose Corn Syrup have trace amounts of mercury in them! It's in there from the hydrochloric acid being used to process the syrup. The main process for creating hydrochloric acid uses mercury and it picks up trace amounts. Do your homework and you will see this is true. The American food supply has been compromised. Google "Senomyx flavor enhancers" and you will find other surprises.) My time decreased from 3 hours to 15-20 mins in processing 15 or so tomatoes! You can grate a tomato on a grater in about 20 seconds or less. The smaller pieces work well going through the mill and do not pass the skins. Hope this review helps to save you the same frustration I encountered. I'm not sure if this machine can be improved to process larger pieces. I will tell you now, large pieces will just spin. I personally ordered a squeezo machine to process larger quantities of tomatoes more easily. For small batches of tomato sauce, the technique I describe is satisfactory and has helped to improve my opinion of this machine. Mashed potatoes work fine as long as you cook the potatoes to complete softness. Worked good and cleanup is easy. Overall, it's a relative inexpensive way to process tomato sauces and mashed potatoes. Just realize you need small pieces for this machine to work optimal. This goes for potatoes too unless they are very soft.

Enfin un moulin à purée qui fonctionne, rien à dire

I brought this for my mom to replace an older version, She is very happy about it and the quality it's made of, it fits good amount of food to process, meaning it will speed up the cooking process.

The product was a shot in the dark purchase. Fortunately it turned out well for me. Needed a tool to assist in extracting pulp from seeds. The main body is made of ABS plastic. It is pretty durable and resistant to acidity. The internal elements are made of chrome plated steel. The build quality is a 6.5/10. It didnt score well here due to the weaker bond between the handle and mill body. I would position the handle a bit lower as it tends to get a bit ticking holding the mill while turning the paddle.

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