Side by Side Comparison of: Granite Ware vs RSVP

Actually I was hesitant because of the different sized screens but the handle unit comes apart with two presses of the thumb and the screens come out easily for complete cleaning in the dishwasher. I'm really impressed with the easy usage and cleaning beside it working just fine.

This works so good. I make a lot of homemade sauces and things so not having to hand peal the tomatoes and things is a huge time saver.

I bought this for several reasons but the main one was for cancer soups, they have to be strained. I made some and it went well, the springs in the side were stiff but I got it snapped in ok. It worked great but I'm weak so I put stuff in my juicer then through the food mill. That worked and I have my soup made. I went to make a second batch and had a super hard time with it. I got frustrated and went to wash out the food mill when I discovered... I had stored all 3 screens in the main holder so I would know where they were! Apparently not, but that's a good point, you can store them together.

I used it the day it arrived to make homemade tomato soup and it was fabulous! Going to try some fresh apple sauce for the neighbor kids this weekend.

This is a very nice food grinder, easy to put together and clean. Does a good job.

First time using a food mill-this appliance is fantastic! Who knew making your own sauces was so easy :)

Very good, especially for the price. I've been using it to process all of my garden tomatoes for freezing.

We processed over 125 lbs. of fresh garden tomatoes last year with the help of this product. It is fantastic.

Purchased this item from Amazon in Nov. 2010. Have used this mill dozens of times since then and have enjoyed the dishes it helped me prepare. Works particularly well in the prep for Vichyssoise. It is made of sturdy plastic, is lightweight and easy to handle and clean.Initial warnings that plastic is not suitable material for this untensil have been put to rest as I can attest to nearly six years of regular use.I recommend this to anyone looking for a reasonably priced and durable fppd mill.RSVP VEG-3 Rotary Food Mill, White

I was afraid that this very cheap food mill wouldn't be of very good quality, but I was pleasantly surprised. The white plastic body is actually quite tough and we have had not cracks or chips after more than a month of daily use making meat and vegetable purees for baby food. There is a small card with a few rudimentary instructions, but no real manual. Assembly is easy if you remember that the screens must be installed concave side down. Also, we have found that it is helpful to give 3 or 4 turns in the normal direction, then half a turn in the "wrong" direction, to clear the screen.

This thing is so great! With three different inserts, it is quite versatile. We grow a lot of our own fruits and veggies. I let our four-year-old twin grandsons "juice" some grapes in it and it did pretty well with the smallest screen. They boys were thrilled, anyway. I've used it mainly for getting tomatoes ready to make marinara and to make mashed potatoes. Since we harvested about 150 lbs. of potatoes from one of the raised beds,, and you can't freeze raw potatoes, I cook and mash them with butter and cream cheese. Then they freeze nicely in zipper bags, ready to use through the year.This year I tried something new. I scrubbed, but did not peel, the potatoes. Boiled them soft in salted water and then drained them and used the largest hole insert on the food mill. That was so fast! Yes, there are bits of peel in our potatoes, but that is fine with us.The trick with this is to move the handle backwards every few turns to scrape up what is on the bottom.Then you quickly disassemble it and clean it. Easy to do.It's sturdy, it fits a number of different size bowls, easy to assemble, use, and clean. Great design and I plan to buy others as gifts.

I read the other reviews, looked at prices and ordered this one. The shipping was fast , but it was not free shipping. Still, price wise with shipping I was happy. Great deal considering you get 3 sized grates.My first use was to do 5 lbs of potatoes. I cut them into somewhat large pieces, boiled them and put in the mill. It did a great job separating potatoes from skin. I have never used one before and learned quickly you must clean your grates every so often....it is quick and easy to clean. If you don't ,you start getting skins in the potatoes. I them put them in my Kitchen aid mixer and mashed up with butter , sour cream etc. I think it is faster and loose less potatoes than pealing. My next project and why I purchased the Mill is to make tomato sauce from the Roma's I have in my garden. Another review said they did a bushel and a half of tomatoes with ease. I need to be able to do at least that much at a time when the tomato's come in. Another thing is , which is pretty good I think, is it is not really that big. It will do a 1/2 gallon at a time filled to the top....I filled about 1/2 full. Cleans easy, and due to smaller size stores nicely. I may experiment with other things as I get more familiar with it's use. Like it a lot so far, simple device that functions well..

This work perfect for my homegrown tomatoes. It took all the peels off and removed all the seeds from the tomatoes. Just wish I purchased a larger one

four stars only because I haven't used it yet but the quality is very nice

Works wonderfully. I made 48 quarts of apple sauce.

A good product. I've used studier version but this is a good product. I use it to make baby food and tomato sauce.

Good quality food mill, all parts are sturdy and work as expected.

Mill has worked great for my canning needs, and the only downfall is that there isn't a disc with small enough holes to make a jelly that is seed free. If you like jam, this is the way to go!

Very happy with this mill. Large capacity, quiet. Was able to run 3 cups of berries through the mill at one time with out needing to stop and rinse screen before doing more.Grooved feet allow it to grip various size bowls. Cleaned up easily. Once you get the hang of it, changing screens is not difficult - just a little tight, which is a good thing.

This food mill works well. We used it for tomatoes. It does tend to get a bit clogged, but I think that is in the design. It definitely works better when the weight on it is heavier. For example, when it is fuller, food flows through easily. When it is emptier, you can spin and spin and not necessarily process.

Cooks Illustrated recommended this food mill.Pros:Worked well for mashed potatoesGood value initiallyCons:Not so easy to disassemble for cleaning because of strong tension on spring.After 2 years, plastic holding the blade in tension snapped off, ending it's useful life.Though it did break after 2 years, expected it to. But I wanted an inexpensive but good food mill to figure out if I even liked this tool and if it was worth it for more perfect mashed potatoes. It worked well, but took up more room and was a bit more difficult to clean (just for mashed potatoes) than I wanted. After it broke, I switched to their ricer and am happy with that as it's better for the small amount of mashed potatoes we make.

put a large can of plum - San Marzano - tomatoes in mill using the fine strainer. turned the crank one way than the other.mill separated seeds and skins from tomatoes very nicely. worked well.destination is pizza sauce.I think letting tomatoes sit in the strainer and first drain some water out to be discarded, is what I'll do next time.

This is well priced and it works fine. Person who write the instructions is talking through his hat however. To mount the blade, you have to slide one end of the crossbar under one of the hooks at the side of the bowl. To get the other end hooked, "slight" pressure is NOT enough. You have to press down hard near the CENTER of the crossbar; the spring in very stiff. All in all, I'm pleased, even if capacity is a bit small.

I really like the consistency of the potatoes after they go through this mill. We use it mostly for making mashed potatoes. It's just a little light weight, so you have to hold on well when using or it slips around and off the bowl. Overall very good value and does the job.

Hard to put together and keep together while using it.

I received the food mill yesterday. It came with instructions and looked in good condition. I put the fine-hole milling disc in the body of the mill and when I turned the crank handle, the disc on the crank handle rubbed against the side of the mill body so badly that I couldn't turn the crank through a complete revolution. I really had to force it to get it by the tight spot. This wasn't going to work at all as a tomato mill, or for anything else. As I needed to prep all of the tomatoes I already picked for sauce, I decided to try to fix it by grinding the place on the handle disc where it hit the mill body with a Dremel. If that didn't work, I'd return it. Fortunately, it worked, and the mill works well. The handle now turns completely and smoothly, and my sauce is now simmering as I type. So be aware of this problem when buying this food mill, but it can be remedied.

Not something I buy againMaybe I just found it as a toy for my needs

This product works. It squeezes tomatoes leaving behind the skins and a majority of the seeds. However, if you plan to do much canning, this is not a product I can recommend. Problems are splatters burning your arms, extra labor scooping out remains OFTEN to run a new spoonful through., And the worst thing is how sore your left hand gets while holding stable the whole contraption. This was not a time saver for me. On the flip side, it does work, and is easy to put together. It is Easy to clean and store. It is cheap. If you only can small amounts, this may work for you.

Was exactly what I thought I was ordering good enough for basic occasional home uses, wouldn't last a week in a professional kitchen though.

It's hard to use when you want to do big portions, takes too long to put less content, good for a family of 2 though.

first try with Roma Tomatoes - not so good, the tomatoes are very firm...and the rotary mill has a hard time with them

Good product just very stiff to crank.

Please note that you can damage yourself trying to put the spinner piece in as the plastic is very slippery while you are trying to fit 2 tight digits into small plastic sides. It's good if you only plan to use once or twice a year, but not on a regular basis.

Product was deliver in good shape but not too crazy about the product bought it to do tomatoes but didn't seem to really do the job

it does work great. It is a little larger than what I expected and you do have to change out the blades for different processes.I have not done much with it because I was only looking for it because I remember my mother using one when she made tomato soup. Hers was a little smaller and all in one pc(memories). It serves the purpose and it is built well.

I purchased this food mill to make homemade tomato sauce. I had trouble getting the plumb tomatoes to fit under the blade. It took some time but it eventually did the job.

Very light weight metal. Seemed cheaply made.

The product description says 2 quart and it says the height is over 7" on Amazon, but it is only 3 1/2". Too small for my needs. The photo is deceptive, as it is taken from above. I am sending it back. It might be fine if you want a smaller mill.

To hard to work with

This came with the support brace upside down. There are tabs that fit into slots to hold the spiral smasher in place. I immediately tried to contact Granite Ware. No phone response and no email response. Because I needed it right away , I bent the tabs so that they would work. One month later they have yet to contact me.

handle broke off after 3 uses, not very good quality

I loved the looks of this, but there are no assembly instructions and I haven't been able to figure out how to assemble it. The old one I had for years had a wing nut that assembled it. Now I'm at a loss. Applesauce ready to put through it and no joy here.UPDATE: Searched everywhere online for an available manual and found nothing. Finally got it together, but the grating plate was in the wrong way so I had to take it apart.I got it together and finished the applesauce. It did a great job -- getting it apart was not easy. All in all, I was (am) terrified of cutting my hand on the crossbar while forcing it into place. So, although I love it, unless it gets easier to assemble over time, I may get rid of it and buy and old one at a flea market.The product is beautiful and it washes up nicely.

Either I can't figure this thing out, or it doesn't work very well.

My main complaint is that this mill pushes food along and doesn't process it well. I am donating mine to goodwill - not worth the money I paid.

Fits well over several bowls and pots, with 3 sized holes, and comes apart for cleaning. But requires quite a bit of oomph to push on the top section.You need to press two points of the grinder top into slots without breaking a finger or 2.As far as function, I tried this on canned tomatoes with the largest hole piece and the result was less than exciting. Had to reverse then turn several times before most of the material was pushed through.If I hadn't used it I'd probably send it back. But will try using this on other stuff, although I bought it primarily for tomatoes.Basic material, though plastic, seems substantial. And of course the grinding plates are stainless.9/29/16 update:Hard to put together, does not mill well (poor function), hard to clean...would not buy again!!

Based on reviews here, I bought this food mill in order to make marinara sauce from a large number of garden and farmers market tomatoes. I was very disappointed that I literally had to chop every tomato into tiny pieces to get them to go under the rotary piece. I also ended up having to peel the tomatoes before chopping because the skins clogged the mill immediately when turning. The few I got to go through the rotary did make a very nice consistency for my sauce. It would have taken me ALL DAY to do them that way, though. :( In the end I didn't use the unit for more than a few tomatoes - I used my food processor (after peeling and seeding each tomato by hand).I think the unit is well made and the pieces are fine, it just didn't work for what I needed it to. I can definitely see someone using it successfully for applesauce and baby food puree once the pieces of fruit are cooked and already chopped down.I'll be returning this item and looking for a larger food mill for my next canning project.

I wanted to like this thing, but it didn't work for me at all. I bought it for the purpose of making baby food. I used the finest setting, but ended up with a combination of water and small chunks instead of puree. (This was the case with carrots and sweet potatoes.) It also took 10 minutes of cranking to mash just a few cups of food, and there was a good amount of leftover waste that wouldn't push through the grater. This would have taken 30 seconds in a food processor, with much better results.

I bought this for home made tomato sauce after reading the positive reviews on Cooks Illustrated, and on first use was immediately disappointed. The item is flimsy and did not effectively process canned whole tomatoes. After about 20 minutes of struggle, my wife walked in and said "oh, I have an old one of those from my grandmother". She dug out of the garage an ancient Moulinex metal food mill that must have been at least 40 years old and it worked beautifully. Sadly, these appear to no longer be available, but I can't recommend this model at all. I'll give it a shot for applesauce or mashed potatoes, but am not optimistic. It gets two stars primarily because it was relatively inexpensive. For what it's worth, I've made several purchases based on Cooks Illustrated recommendations and this is the first one that I haven't been happy with.

Outside packaging was excellent however, the product box inside was open and missing a disk.

Product has never worked properly. I asked a few of my chef friends and they believe something is missing from the product.Time has lapsed so I am left with a lemon.

I bought this item to replace my very old one. However it seems to be missing a wire on the bottom to scrape off food being processed. My old one has that wire so I was very disappointed.

Chincey, not at all deluxe

Actually I 'm going to return it, it came without instructions, and doesn't work, you are constantly ending with the handle loose in thefood and is a mess, I was so happy when I found this, my mother used to have one, but the handle was welded to the blade, only one blade andit got attached on the bottom with a screw, this one is all loose, unless I'm missing a part that I don't know since doesn't have instructions.

I used it twice and it bend and didn't work at all.

Not sure how this was rated as a good product by Americas test kitchen. I tried milling some canned tomatoes and even with that I had to push them under the blade. The blade is too small to catch the food and there is no friction between the blade and the milling plate. What a piece of garbage and a waste of my time.

sorriest piece of crap I;ve ever come across. poorly made to the point that it can't even be forced to work!

This was bought as a birthday present for my wife. It is totally useless. Amazon says it is too late to return. I could not make it work for her. Do NOT waste your money.

This food mill is too small for any practical use. If you have 2 cups of tomatoes to puree, ok. If you are trying to can or mill any amount of food, you will be cranking this thing for day!

This was very disappointing. I used the coarse disk and tried to run very fresh home grown tomatoes through it. All that came out was seeds and juice. I wanted pulp without seeds or skins. It required several pounds of tomatoes to even produce anything.

Got this to make spaghetti sauce. Spring on it is too tight, so it couldn't get tomatos under the spinner thing. Ended up having to moosh by hand, making this pointless.