Food Mill/Grinder

[Bethanial]

Okay, so my Mom has pretty much told me to tell her what food mill/gizmo I want, and it's mine for Christmas (My sister is getting the Artisan Kitchen-Aid....)

BUT, I have to tell her which one I want! So, ummm, which one do I want, y'all?

I KNOW I want hand-cranked (my TEOWAWKI plans involve having as much non-electric stuff as I can; thanks to the Tupperware party I hosted in September, I've got the hand-cranked food processor and mini-chopper!), but what brand/style do I need? (And when I mentioned this to her as something I want, she noted that she'd gotten rid of an ALL-METAL table-clamp one when she got out of canning )

So any and all ideas and links to pictures will be appreciated

 

[freemotion]

What do you plan to do with it, mostly? That will determine recommendations, I think. Are you looking for a food mill or a food processor? The first separates pulp from seeds and skins and the second slices, chops, and shreds.

 

[BarredBuff]

The victorio corn grinder from Lehmans is on my Christmas list. Its fairly cheap but it grinds coarsley and finely. I cant wait!!

 

[Bethanial]

What do you plan to do with it, mostly? That will determine recommendations, I think. Are you looking for a food mill or a food processor? The first separates pulp from seeds and skins and the second slices, chops, and shreds.

Food MILL - want to separate pulp. I have a hand-cranked (all-plastic, but still) food processor that just chops, no slicing or shredding, but I CAN do those with a knife or cheese grater in the event of no electricity. Well, I could chop, too, but the food processor makes it faster, and I can do liquidy things in there too

 

[tamlynn]

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/family_grain_mills.aspx

This is what we have and I like it a lot. We have the motor base and the hand-crank base. I've never used the hand one, but we have it just in case there is no electricity. Then you can choose which attachments you want- grain mill, flaker, meat grinder, slicers, etc.

 

[Bethanial]

http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/family_grain_mills.aspx

This is what we have and I like it a lot. We have the motor base and the hand-crank base. I've never used the hand one, but we have it just in case there is no electricity. Then you can choose which attachments you want- grain mill, flaker, meat grinder, slicers, etc.

Does the vegetable extender set work to make tomato sauce or apple sauce? That's the biggest thing I want RIGHT NOW is to be able to process the tomatoes and apples without peeliing/coring. I know I eventually want more of those type attachments in my quest to be more self-sufficient.

 

[tamlynn]

Hmm, no, that veggie attachment is for shredding and slicing.

 

[Bethanial]

thanks - think I'm gonna ask for this one, and it's accessories: okay, the link isn't wanting to copy/paste, but it's the Roma Food Mill from Lehman's. And since I know what she spent on my sister's gift, I'm gonna see if she'll throw in some reusable canning lids, too