Using a food mill for vegetable stock
When I make stock, I use a potato masher to try and extract some of the juice from the remaining softened vegetables after siving. Can I use a food mill to do this more effectively?
Best Answer
I don't see why not.
A food mill is regularly used to make purees. It's a popular choice for people making baby food. Here's an example with two different mesh options:
Another option might be a ricer, which is more like a giant garlic press, whereas a food mill has a crank, a ricer has a lever-action.
Ricers are also popular for baby food and mashed potatoes and often have different hole size options.
As a note, you'll want to make sure that there's not anything too hard in the stock like bone fragments. They might be fine in the ricer but they may be problematic in the food mill.
Based on comments here, it seems like the mill is more versatile. Everyone loves the ricer for potatoes but seem to prefer the mill otherwise, so your idea may be better.
User bobcatsteph3 says:
I only use my ricer for potatoes. With the food mill you can puree soups, make smooth tomato sauce, make easy, fantastic applesauce, and yes, mashed potatoes. And you can do all those things with the skin/peels on.
The food mill is harder to clean, and takes more storage space, but I really like OXO's, it's very easy to use, if I could only have one, I'd take the food mill.
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What all can you use a food mill for?
A food mill is a kitchen device used for grinding or pur\xe9eing foods such as soups, sauces, or mashed potatoes. It may be used during canning or making preserves to produce a smooth puree without seeds, skins, or stems. It can be used with hot or cold food. It may also be called a rotary food mill.What should you not put in vegetable stock?
Beet roots and onion skins should also be avoided, unless you don't mind your stock turning red or brown. Spoiled vegetables: Although stock is a great way to use veggies that are wilted or slightly past their prime, be sure not to use produce that is rotten or moldy.How do you use a vegetable mill?
A food mill pur\xe9es soft food while it strains fiber, seeds, and skin. It may not be as versatile as a blender or a food processor, but for certain jobs, a food mill works more efficiently than pulsing in a food processor and then forcing through a strainer.How to use a Food Mill
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