Side by Side Comparison of: Cuisipro vs OXO

Wonderful tool!

I use this good now to desired tomatos, guava and I tried but was not so good with strawberries however it is a life saver for larger seeds.I agree that the plastic scraper pin could-be better organized as it seems fragile all in all a food mill is a wonderful tool for the kit5.

Great tool to have. takes mashed potatoes to a whole new level.

Arrived quickly, well packaged, worked as expected. The pin on the bottom took a minute to get the hang of but overall great product.

I bought two less expensive Food Mill's before I finally came to the realization that the extra money is worth it for the best food mill available. It is not a tool I use a lot, but when you want to mash potatoes or make a tomato sauce, the quality and efficiency of the Cuisipro is well worth the additional cost. The Cuisipro is so superior to the other two food mill's that I have owned that I am regretting the money I wasted on inferior products.

I made mashed potatoes for sixteen this Thanksgiving in half the time thanks to the Cuisipro.

Perfect and quick for applesauce. Cut my work time from 2 hrs to 15 minutes! No more peeling apples. Just core, put in slow cooker for 2 hrs on high and 5 min to go thru the mill. So easy on my arthritic hands. Clean-up is a breeze. Oxo rarely lets me down. TIP: it wouldn't fit on any of my steel bowls, so I used a mixing bowl. To keep it from slipping, I set it on a towel on top of a cutting board (pic #1). The 2nd pic shows how little waste there is after processing a gallon of applesauce--amazing!!

My husband says he really likes it. He is glad it is stainless steel. He likes it much better than our old one that rusted.

We used the for several weeks in a home EC class and they held up very well to students using them.

Our tomato garden was particularly bountiful this year.
However, that would usually mean hours of tedious work by the kitchen sink to skin, core, and seed those buckets of tomatoes to make sauces and soups. I had purchased an expensive food mill a few years ago from Williams-Sonoma, but it performed so poorly that I took it back. This year I did some research and decided to try the OXO Good Grips food mill, and it works like a charm. Those tomatoes were all pureed in no time, and clean-up was a breeze.
I haven't tried milling other foods yet, but I bet this would be great for applesauce, too.

A few important tips:
Cook the tomatoes in boiling water 1 - 2 minutes to loosen the skins, and cut any large tomatoes into chunks before you mill them.
Make sure the sieve disc at the bottom of the food bowl is inserted so that the peak is pointed upward, or it won't work.
As you rotate the handle to crush the tomatoes, occasionally do some backwards turns to redistribute the tomatoes.
Work in batches so you don't overfull the food bowl, and rinse out any debris from seeds and skins between each batch.
Use a spatula to scrape any thick juices that cling to the underside.

For anyone interested, here's a great, easy recipe for Chicken Parmesan Soup that you can make with a pound of tomatoes:

Heat 2 Tb olive oil in large soup pot over medium heat.
Add 2 cups chopped onion and 1 tsp salt, and cook 8 minutes to soften.
Add 1 Tb minced garlic and ½ tsp red pepper flakes, and cook 1 minute.

Add 6 cups Swanson’s chicken broth.
Add 1 lb pureed tomatoes and 2 Tb tomato paste.
Add 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano and 1 Tb chopped fresh basil.
Cover pot, and simmer 10 minutes, then puree the soup with an immersion blender.

Add 1 lb boneless chicken cut into bite size pieces.
Add 8 oz spiral pasta, cover, and simmer 15 minutes until chicken and pasta are cooked.

Off heat, stir in ½ cup grated Parmesan until melted.
Stir in 4 Tb chopped fresh basil.
Season to taste with salt & pepper, and add a little sugar, if needed.

Bon appetit!

My family has a weakness for blackberries.
We live in the Pacific Northwest. They grow everywhere.
In late August and September, we start getting grumpy if we haven't had a blackberry pie within the week.
I canned 21 quarts of blackberry jam this summer.
We really like our blackberries!

Over the years, we've tried a number of techniques to remove the seeds. Pantyhose. Cheesecloth. Wire mesh strainers. All of those techniques remove far too much pulp with the seeds. We always end up mixing the pulp and seeds back in and making our jam and pies with seeds in. Recently I needed a food mill to prep some pears for pear butter. When this one arrived, I noticed the disc with the smallest holes appeared just the right size for straining out blackberry seeds.

Solely interested in serving the Amazon community, I went and picked enough berries to make 4 quarts of jam and two pies. My 4 y.o. son and I then had a jolly good time of milling them. This mill did a fantastic job of removing nearly every seed from bucket after bucket of blackberries. And it didn't take long either. To avoid the appearance that our testing was biased, we donated the blissfully seed free pies and jam to charity. If you believe that last sentence, I've got some blackberry seeds I'd like to sell you.

Oh yeah, it also did a fine job of milling our pears.

I use this at least once a day. I have no problem with how it works. I insert it into a large pot and mill away, no issues.
Only problem I have, which has been stated in just about every review is the scraper. Mine is close to snapping.
Hopefully Cuisipro will send a replacement.

Hard to hold

Works very well but the pin that scrapes at the bottom of the food mill is plastic and arrived broken. Still works without the pin, we just use a spatula to clean the bottom as we are using.

I noticed that some of these mills that are the most advertised are the least expensive but have the worst comments on how they work. This one has good comments and costs just a little more. Every year I have cherry tomatoes every where in my yard. I've tried to use them for soup and sauces but the skin and seeds are a pain. This year, I'm armed and ready for those cream of tomato soup that I had to work so hard for in the last thirty years of the annual over growth. The three screen sizes are nice and the clean up is quick and simple. Also it can break down a little bit because of the removable handle assembly.
The negative: That "Amazing" Scraper innovation was broken into four pieces! A wooden clothes pin would work better. Any batter scraper would work as well so the world isn't coming to an end over it or will affect my recommendation.

I am a fan of automated kitchen items, so I don't give this food mill five stars. It is, however, a very good mill. I've used it to make the best mashed potatoes I've ever had (my son loved them, too), and a very good homemade spaghetti sauce.

It's a little work to turn the mill, hold it over a bowl or saucepan, and keep it all still, but if you want a food mill that does a great job at getting a perfect purée, this is it. It's easy to assemble and disassemble, and it's very easy to clean. I'm happy I purchased it.

I read a bunch of reviews before I bought this. I needed something do do tomatoes in. The other units did not have a solid handle, one did not have legs to stabilize it when turning handle.

Does it mill, yes but you have to get the tomato cut up very small. I think I need a three quart to do tomato quarters.

This unit may work well for berries, and I will be keeping it for that.

We went ahead and purchased a juicer, to get the job done faster. I then took the pulp out and ran it through this meal, I got more juice by using this mill, so it works. I just cant spend hours turning the handle, when you have 10 lbs of tomatoes to seed.

It works well. It is a bit of work but, it will remove the seeds from blackberry. I made about 18 pints of blackberry jam and have decided it is worth the effort. Wild blackberry jam is better without the seeds. I also used it to puree tomatoes for tomato sauce. Does a good job of removing the skins and most seeds.

It works pretty well for getting all of the juice out of a batch of fermented hot peppers I made. Yes it take a bit of time but it did what it was supposed to do without a flaw. The peppers I used are extremely hot so I was not going to feel the stuff left behind to see how much moisture got left behind but it looked like I got most of the juice out. It cleaned up easily enough and did not stain even though I was using red peppers. I think the rubber pads kept it from slipping around on the pot I used which could have been a big problem if I got splashed with the juice. The crank felt pretty stable with no real play in it so it seems to be well built. Comes with three screens but I only used the fine screen. At the end I over did it by putting to much in but reversing it clears the screen and it was easy enough to push the excess down to be pressed. I deducted one star because I think that if it pressed down a little bit harder I would have gotten more juice out of it. But those who use these type of mills might believe differently. I do believe in this price range that it is the best you could get at the price.

I bought this largely on the strength of the reviews primarily to use for preparing hummus. The size was OK, construction of the body and crank seems pretty solid, but the discs provided are sized too far apart. Perhaps the strength of the spring that provides pressure on the food being milled is a bit weak (at least for chickpeas). I started with the finest disc and gave up after about 20 minutes and switched to coarse. I found the batch of chickpeas went through the coarse disc fairly easily, however even after going through the coarse disc when I then tried to mill again using the fine disc I again gave up after twenty minutes. I then ran the batch (ground once with coarsest disc) through the medium and it worked "OK" but still I had to resort to using a spoon to push through some of the end of the batch past the medium disc. More graduated discs or perhaps more pressure on the screw would allow to mill the food much faster through multiple stages to get the desired final texture.

I was tempted by 3 stars, but construction seems pretty solid (though design could be a bit better) so I ended up on 4 stars.

I've had my eye on getting a food mill for awhile. If you're like me you've hesitated at getting a 'good' one for several hundred dollars a few times and decided to spend the money on something else. I finally bit the bullet and bought this to make baby food after seeing the good reviews and the price tag. I must say after using it a few times today it's fantastic! It pureed potatoes and peas like a champ so far. The clean up is also a breeze as is changing the discs out. I have nightmares of my Mom's from childhood that had a bolt and nuts and washers and springs to reassemble and clean. Not so with this model. The horizontal bar has a quick release and it pops right apart. A quick rinse right after use and a scrub here and there and done. Easy and efficient. I can't speak to the durability as of yet, but it seems study and the rubber legs gripped the bowl below perfectly. Don't wait if you've been wanting one. Great.

Not great. Not terrible. Just so so.

Good product. Fine quality.

Bought this because of the great ratings but it's not the easiest to use. I would have expected better for the price. For what it's worth, the one thing I used it for so far was multiple batches of hot sauce - I use it to strain the pepper seeds out after it cooks. It is a little easier and faster than pouring the sauce into a strainer and using a spoon to strain the sauce, but not much. Perhaps it works better on things other than pepper seeds.

I bought this because of the review from America's Test Kitchen. It works as promised, but it's too much food mill for my kitchen. I now wish I had purchased something smaller. This is great for professional kitchens, people who cook a lot of food, or someone who has to have restaurant-grade everything. However, if you're like me (a regular cook) you'll do better to get something smaller and less expensive.

I tried the mill right after it arrived. To be honest the scraper is worthless. It's easier to use a spatula and more effective. The grind seem fine enough and I like the ease of assembly. Now the real proving ground to me will be in the longevity of sharpness and how well it works for other projects, but for the money I was a little disappointed.

It is OK!

not the miracle worker I hoped for. tomatoes require some cooking anyway and you end up with very watery sauce.

I feel the plate that pushes the food onto the screen should accept more food. The one my mother had years ago worked better. The unit works well other than that.

I am disappointed only by the "legs". I feel it makes the item unstable. I think they are in the way. If I took more time to think about the purchase I probably wouldn't have chosen a food mill with those plastic fold up legs. I do like the three size discs. I made a tomato sauce and I detest the tomato seeds (that makes the sauce bitter - as a hint to beginning cooks) and the medium disc did a great job. Good enough capacity for a one/two person household and I don't mind putting the tomatoes or cranberries or whatever in with multiple passes. Easy to clean.

I used to have an old stainless steel food mill and wanted to replace it. This one was an ok replacement. The OXO Good Grips Food Mill appealed to me because it had 3 interchangeable blades, a nice and easy detachable clip for the hand crank, and importantly, the little feet grips. Love the feet grips!

I mainly use this to make tomato sauce and it does do a good job of it, except I found that it only works well with the largest size blade. The medium and small blades don't really allow the food to go through well and I found myself constantly scrapping the blades off. I still like it as a kitchen tool, but will probably just use the large blade.

I really don't like the white exterior and don't understand why they couldn't have just left this as stainless steel like the rest of the product. The white part can get a bit dirty with food and I am worried it will stain over time. Only time will tell I guess.

I ordered this product 2 months before I was going to use it. I am really unhappy with the design of the product. It tries to push the peel from the tomatoes and the apples through the mesh and they get stuck under the pusher. I would have returned it if I had used it during the first 30 days I had it.

Way too heavy sand not sharp enough to mash well.

I received this today and have tried it on tomato sauce so far. Will return to add to review when I have tried applesauce and potatoes. First, the good bit. It did fine removing skins and seeds from home made tomato sauce. They also seem to have fixed the handle coming off problem older reviews have mentioned. I see no way for the handle knob to come off. Will return to issue if this proves incorrect.Now the bad bits. The box states it is made to sit high on the receiving container. This is NOT true. Unless your receiving container is very narrow it will be way down into it, unlike the Foley and a couple others that have brackets to hold it higher. Look for support brackets on which ever one you decide to buy.Next issue. The bottom sweep is plastic and attaches with a spring snap on closure, rather like a clothespin. It was fussy to get it seated properly. I also worry it is going to be hard to get really clean and that it will break, being plastic and not sturdily made. Again I am comparing it to the sturdy metal sweep on a Foley.Next issue. You need to be strong to get the top bracket properly seated. For me it was a hassle and just plain strangely designed. It does hold together but, what a weird design and flexing metal bits is not my idea of fun or ease of use.Overall, I cannot recommend this food mill. The newer Foleys are not as well made as the original I bought over 40 years ago but are still much better made and designed than this one.How it does on applesauce and potatoes is not going to change the construction issues I have listed here. Also, the intructions were unclear. I figured it out, but... this is just more of the weird design situation I suppose.

For the price this food mill is a frustrating piece of poor engineering. Cuisipro missed the mark. I have to spin the knob back down when using it every few turns or it will unscrew and come off. Not real efficient when working with hot food and potentially dangerous.

I really wanted to love this, especially after reading all the great reviews, but there are just too many cons for me. For the most part, I agree with some of the pros, like being easy to clean. So, in this review I will share the 3 cons that would make me not likely to recommend this food mill.

CONS:
- Cumbersome! It has so many pieces and an awkward shape which makes storage difficult
- Function: I was SO disappointed. I thought the texture of my puree was okay but was more angry at the fact that food gets caught in the bottom of the disk and even while turning the handle back and forth, it simply doesn't budge!
- Size: on the small side. For making big pots of tomato soup or mashed potatoes, you will really be turning for awhile.

Overall, I would not recommend this product. Instead, I purchased a Cuisinart Smart Stick and have not regretted it.

Too messy and difficult to clean outbut will be able to use for something--sometime

This thing fell out of my drawer the other day and I considered tossing it out. I had been looking for a potato ricer back in January 2016 since I heard they make the best mashed potatoes. Of course I searched through different ones reading reviews and came across this. It had such great reviews I thought I'd give it a try. Well 1st attempt I put the potatoes in, turned the handle and it didn't go so well, the potatoes get jammed in the feeder and you have to spatula the bottom to keep it moving through, it was a mess. I had wanted something that would be quick and easy with minimal clean-up. This was not the tool to use. It was not quick, doesn't hold that many potatoes at a time and it gets jammed and you will be forever trying to ungunk (yes I invented a new word), this thing with a fork. My kitchen was a mess. I finally had to move all the potatoes to a bowl and mash them with a hand masher.

I thought this would be easier than using my kitchen aid then having to clean that. But it was not. I don't know if this works for other things like fruits or veggies (others say they have great success using it). I did give it one more try using a different type of potato but still had the same rotten outcome.

I have learned my lesson and will never try using it again for potatoes, and I wonder now why I'm even keeping it, I can't see myself using it for anything else, I have a nice food processor. But you know how it goes once I toss it 2 weeks later I'll find a recipe that will require using it, so I'll try to keep it till the end of the year, if nothing comes up.. this thing is gone.

I was told you could use this for raw foods not just cooked (as in soft raw foods.)
I must have been misinformed because it didn't peel or even grate apricots, mangoes, peaches, or anything else I tried.
I ended up breaking it (I wasn't being forceful.)

The first time I used this it was on canned whole tomatoes to put into a sauce. I used the medium disk. The tomatoes mostly swirled around the pot for the first few minutes. After I packed them down with my fingers a few times and tried to slide them under the mashing disk, they eventually started going through better. But it was annoying and I feel a $50 food mill shouldn't do that. Then there was a lot of pulp stuck to the underside of the mill. I had to take a spatula to scrape it off into my sauce...my mom has a food mill that has a little arm that spins close to the bottom of her mill and it scrapes the food away as it gets pushed through. I REALLY wish this one had that but it does not and it's extra work. I kind of wish I returned this item. It's sturdy and is easy to assemble and take apart but it has problems that are not worth those two positive points. I wouldn't buy it for any one.

Does not brind food, just pushes it around, not enough friction to press food through

The welding on the handle is weak. The handle snapped right off. $86 wasted.

Yep - Just like others reported....the scraper on mine broke during first time use while processing about 4 cups of very mushy vegetables for making Hippocrates soup. With that said; this unit was difficult for me to manage. Keeping device stable while processing over a pot was a challenge. I had to try to use my thumb to hold handle part level - which seemed to help. So if you have small hands, size six women's, this will be your challenge besides not getting pissed off if and when the scraper breaks! 2 Stars for stainless steel construction.

I am an avid fan of Cook's Illustrated so I followed their recommendation and bought this food mill. If this is going to be an (expensive) toy that you're going to use once in a while, this would serve its purpose. If you can a lot (several times a year and in large quantities) and make gnocchi on a regular basis, this mill is inefficient and very frustrating. I work at a restaurant and make gnocchi and mashed potatoes on a regular basis and I wish I have what we have at work. It's twice the size but probably costs half of a third of what I paid for this mill. If you live near a restaurant store, just get your food mill there. Bigger mill=more efficient=the faster the job done.

If I had to rice 10 lbs of potatoes for gnocchi with this mill, it would take up to 20 minutes (with frustrations) vs 4 minutes (fuss free) for a large restaurant grade food mill. This may seem like it's not a big deal but factor in your time baking the potatoes, ricing it, making the "dough", rolling and cutting the dough. etc., every minute counts especially when you know your toddler is about to wake up anytime from his nap ;)

I bought this food mill as an upgrade from my ancient aluminum Foley because it got the top rating from Cook's Illustrated magazine. Like several other reviewers, I find that the knob falls off the handle after just a couple of turns, rendering the device practically useless. I have emailed the manufacturer which claims to have 25-year warranties on their products. We'll see what they say. But for a product that costs this much -- now even more expensive than when I bought it -- it should work flawlessly.

Does not work for potatoes. The potatoes that are in the bowl are more riced than the tiny portion that makes it through the sieve. Waste of money!!!

The product was a disappointment! I tried to use it on cut up tomatoes and all it did was spin the tomatoes in a circle. Only when I started pressing the fruit with my fingers did it start to work. When I removed my fingers, the fruit started spinning in a circle again.

...actually, my wife hates it...bought OXO because of the brand name, and it replaces an old-fashioned European mill that was left behind when we moved...but...the folding extended legs tended to collapse into the bowl when used, and the sieve with the largest holes couldn't handle cooked apples...back it went...

It is really good for exercising your arm muscles. I bought it to make pear butter. After cranking it for about 15 minutes, it produced about a tablespoon of pear sauce. It keeps jamming and you have to constantly reverse crank it to unjam it. I am back to using a paring knife.

food just gets squished between the parts you need to have a lot of food in order to get any decent amount to eat.