Take one look at a food mill, or better yet get your hands on one, and it might think it’s a relic from a bygone era. It actually is. The food mill as we know it was created a century ago by the Foley Manufacturing Company, and back then it revolutionized the home kitchen.
Essentially a hand-cranked blade attached to a sieve, the food mill is a food processor, in that it transforms food from one form to another. In this case, soft fruits and vegetables can be loaded into the bin, cranked, and are extruded through the bottom as a puree or juice.
While the modern kitchen is now filled with electric food processors, mixers, and myriad other devices, food mills continue to be made. Mirro makes this Foley model similar to my vintage Foley, and Oxo makes this model that is improved with interchangeable grinding discs that let you choose between fine, medium, and course grinds.
Or you can just hunt for one at a thrift store, as I did. If memory serves, I scored mine for like $7 from my local thrift.
But the question you might have, and that this post so prominently asks, is: Are food mills still relevant?
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