The Mouli grater is a classic, old-school French kitchen tool. The basic idea is that you turn a rotary grater with one hand while pressing the food to be grated (typically cheese) with the other hand while holding a hinged handle. Although the original Moulinex model is no longer manufactured, there are numerous new imitations available in cookware stores. Alternately, you could simply purchase a lovely vintage model like the one shown above, either online or at a flea market near you.
Owners of Moulis assert that they are the best rotary grater available. Many still use the 1940s original model, demonstrating its durability. The Mouli lost favor as a result of contemporary inventions like the food processor and microplane, but I still think it has a place in a well-stocked kitchen.
I’ve had a Mouli grater on hand ever since I got my first kitchen. My first was a white plastic model that I recently found in my apartment building’s free box. My first was an orange plastic model. Although I’ve been told that it also works well for grating nuts and fruits and for making baby food purees, it works fantastically for grating cheese. But now that I’ve seen these old models, I might just give up the plastic one.
What kind of Mouli—or version of a Mouli—do you have, and how do you use it?
The mouli works best for making exceptional mashed potatoes, apple sauce, or pureeing soft foods like tomatoes. The skin of the fruit will be retained in the upper part of the mouli if you use the finer sieve plate to puree the fruit. Tomatoes can be pureed using the finest sieve plate without the seeds or skins passing through the sieve. From experience, a mouli also produces the *best* mashed potatoes, in part because it leads to less gluten development, so why go through the process of de-seeding and skinning a tomato?
The mouli is one of my kitchen’s most practical appliances. It’s intended to sieve fruit and vegetables and is also referred to as a food mill or passe-vite. A bowl, a sieve plate, and a crank with a partial auger make up the design’s three simple components, making it simple to disassemble and clean. Food is forced through a plate with holes using a spiral auger-type plate that is driven by a crank handle. The “holey” sieve plates are interchangeable with varying sized holes. Because food is squeezed through holes rather than being cut, the food mill causes less harm to the cellular structure of food.
The French company Moulinex, founded by Jean Mantelet in 1932, produced the first food mill. In 1932, the Lyon Fair saw the introduction of the Moulinette vegetable mill. It wasn’t until 1957 that the company’s name, Société d’Etudes Chimie et Mécanique, was changed to Moulinex. Mantelet also created a number of other items, such as the Moli-Noix nutcracker, Moli-Râpe vegetable scraper, and Moli-Sel salt grinder. He was granted a US patent for a “masher” in 1933, and a follow-up “pressure-sieve” patent in 1936.
By releasing the crossbar’s release button and lifting the crossbar out of the way, you can swap out discs or disassemble the mouli. Swap the disc for another.
To save time and effort, you can leave fruits and vegetables — other than potatoes — whole even if you plan to cook them before milling. For potatoes, peel before or after boiling.
Select the proper blade for your planned milling. Use the fine blade for baby food or sauces, the fine or medium blade for applesauce, the medium disc for vegetable soups, and the medium or coarse blade for mashed potatoes.
Place the completed mouli over a sizable bowl or measuring cup. Pour in your tomatoes, potatoes or other ingredients.
As the mash or puree falls into the bowl, turn the handle several times in a clockwise direction. Reverse direction periodically to avoid clogs. Continue until only coarser material rests in the mill.
Anyone who lives with a baby should have a mouli in their kitchen. It perfectly prepares any soft food by removing skins and husks, pureeing any type of food. The CKS Stainless Steel Baby Mouli is a sturdy, stable, and convenient mouli that is also simple to clean. It is easy to put together at any time of day or night because it is made of two parts that can be split apart and then quickly put back together.
With this mouli, your baby can enjoy delicious food even while you’re on vacation. When necessary, you can easily disassemble the appliance and sterilize it without any hassle. In addition, it can be put in the dishwasher, making it even more practical for those of you who are occupied with caring for your children. But the mouli isn’t just for baby food. Enjoy blending and mashing fruits and vegetables, such as corn, peas, tomatoes, bananas, etc. and create delectable soups or smoothies free of husks, seeds, and skins. And observe how the mouli’s base functions as a strainer to provide you with clean food for whatever you desire.
A hand-operated kitchen tool called a mouli is used to process food by forcing it over a grating disc. Mouli-processed foods become extremely fine, making them perfect for making purees and baby food. A mouli and a potato ricer both leave food perfectly prepared.
When making homemade baby food, moulis are frequently employed because they can transform the food into a soft, fine consistency that is ideal for infants to consume. Making purees is their other primary application, though you can use them anywhere you need to process food.
A mouli produces more than just food for kids. Additionally perfect for soups and any other mashed food required around the house is the Baby Mouli Food Mill. It is simple to assemble and can be washed in the dishwasher. This makes your cooking experience easy. This mouli weighs only 400gms and has a 15cm diameter. It is 5. 8cm high, and the handle brings the total dimensions to 26. 5cm x 15cm. With a holding capacity of 0. You can be confident that it will puree enough food for your needs with a 6 litre capacity. Therefore, instead of wasting time trying to manually puree your food, purchase a mouli.