Being Offered is this Antique Silver & Co. Potato Ricer.

The cast iron frame measures approx 11 inches long and is about 4 inches wide embossed on the handles is "Silver & Co." and "Pat. Apld' for.", the attached hinged tin plate is signed "Silvers Trade Mark Brooklyn". The tin ricer basket measures approx 3 & 7/8th's by 3 & 1/4 by 3 & 1/4 inches deep, it is also signed with the Silvers trademark and the words "The Silver V Press Pat Mar 25,02. Ricer is in Original condition, it shows signs of wear, use and age but is still a very nice example of early kitchenware.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A potato ricer is a kitchen implement used to process potatoes or other food by forcing it through a sheet of small holes, which are typically about the diameter of a grain of rice.

A common variety of potato ricer resembles a large garlic press. It has two long handles, one with a perforated basket at the end, the other with a flat surface that fits into the basket. The food is placed in the basket, then the flat surface is pushed down into the basket by pressing the handles together, forcing the food through the holes.

Another form, sometimes called a rotary ricer, is cone-shaped with small perforations all around the cone. It comes with a wooden pestle that is used to push the food through the holes.

Uses

This tool is commonly used to rice potatoes. Because the starch isn't activated as it is in mashing, the resulting potatoes are lighter and fluffier.

Pressing cooked vegetables and fruits through the small holes produces a puree comparable to using a drum sieve. Many foods can now be pureed more easily in a food processor; however, a manual method such as ricing is best for potatoes, which are starchy and become glutinous when over-processed. Ricers are often used to puree food for babies.

A ricer can be used to remove excess water from foods such as cooked greens that are to be added to quiche, thawed frozen spinach, and sliced or grated potatoes to improve the quality of potato chips or hash browns made from them.

Ricers are also used to make Mont Blanc (a dessert of chestnut puree), lefse (a Norwegian) flatbread, spätzle (German noodles), passatelli (a type of Italian pasta), and process ice cream when making the German dish spaghettieis.

Potters/ceramacists use ricers to extrude "hair" for human heads or animal sculptures such as sheep. 

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