Food mill/mouli légume
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We use one like that to make passata. It´s fine!
Master Cutler
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We had one years ago when our girls were babies.
It was used to purée their food when they were being weaned onto solid food.
Quite an efficient gadget as I recall and meant the children could safely share part of our meals with us.
It was used to purée their food when they were being weaned onto solid food.
Quite an efficient gadget as I recall and meant the children could safely share part of our meals with us.
garlichead
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I've had one all my culinary life and can't remember the last time I used it. Probably for tomatoes. lol
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Having just spent hours this last week peeling and mushing around 6 kg of tomatoes, that was what I was thinking. I'll get him to show me it's attributes when he receives it next week. It's the same mate who gives me all the tomatoes (although he calls them tomatoes).
They were last weekend's. He gave us about half as much again last Wednesday.
garlichead
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Yeah, brilliant for tomatoes. The screen may need to be cleaned periodically depending on the volume.
Yes, I use one frequently for making smooth-as-silk mashed (milled?) potatoes.
Yes, I have one. It really comes into its own for making soups or sauces from tough fibrous vegetables. Unlike a food processor, liquidiser or blender it leaves the fibrous parts out. Its good for mashed potatoes too.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
I got THIS one from Amazon. Has fine & coarse disks. 
I resisted getting one because, as odd as this might sound, it’s a very clanky contraption, and the last thing I need to be doing when I’m cooking is assembling something, but once I got one (not that long ago), I began using it regularly, and now I wouldn’t part with it.
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
Of coarse, THIS would work also!
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garlichead
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Depends GG. Most people use the food mill for tomatoes because it removes seeds and skins for sauce efficiently. vitamix doesn't do that. Ricing potatoes is another popular used for the food mill which can't be done with vitamix. I use a vitamix most days, but not for either of those job, which is why most purchase a food mill. imo
Here’s mine:
GadgetGuy
(Formerly Shermie)
I would hate to have to correct you, but the secret behind the Vitamix's awesome power is in the motor. At it's highest speed, it spins the blade at about 25,000rpm, making seeds, tomato skins & other unwanted things disappear. You never have any grit or seeds or skins. That incredible speed helps grind all of that to make your smoothies, soups & juices silky smooth. Ordinary blenders just can't do that! I mainly use it when I'm making sweet potato pie, to help get rid of all that stringy matter that's naturally in sweet potatoes. I hate that!
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garlichead
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I get it GG I've been around a vitamix for years. I think you missed my point for those two examples. If that's what works for you more power to you. Cheers.I would hate to have to correct you, but the secret behind the Vitamix's awesome power is in the motor. At it's highest speed, it spins the blade at about 25,000rpm, making seeds tomato skins & other unwanted things disappear. You never have any grit or seeds or skins. That incredible speed helps grind all of that to make your smoothies, soups & juices silky smooth. Ordinary blenders just can't do that! I mainly use it when I'm making sweet potato pie, to help get rid of all that stringy matter. I hate that!