Squeeze-Save Technique🥄

Maximize Your Food Mill Yield with One Simple Trick

Want to get every last drop of goodness from your fruits and vegetables when using your food mill?

Introducing the Squeeze-Save Technique a smart, easy step that helps you extract more yield from your food mill without overworking your arms or losing valuable pulp!

Perfect for home canners, jam makers, and anyone looking to make the most out of every ingredient.

What Is the Squeeze-Save Technique?

The Squeeze-Save Technique is a simple move you make while cranking your food mill:
👉 Use a flexible spatula to gently press and swirl the pulp inside the mill bowl as you turn the handle.
This keeps pulp moving efficiently across the disc and helps you squeeze out more juice, purée, or sauce without clogging or straining.

Why It Works:

• Better Yield: Extracts more from your fruits and veggies without needing a second milling.

• Less Waste: Minimizes leftover pulp, saving more fiber and nutrients.

• Less Effort: Reduces how much cranking and reverse-cranking you have to do.

How to Do It:

1. As you crank your food mill, pause occasionally and use a clean, flexible spatula (preferably silicone) to gently push and swirl the pulp around inside the bowl.

2. Keep cranking while doing short, gentle swirls to move thick pulp into fresh contact with the disc.

3. Continue until you notice the pulp becoming dry and compacted, meaning you’ve extracted the maximum amount.

When to Use the Squeeze-Save Technique:

• Milling soft fruits like tomatoes, berries, and cooked apples

• Making purées for soups, sauces, and baby food

• Canning tomato sauce, applesauce, or berry syrups

Pro Tip: Use a wide, heat-safe spatula that won't damage your food mill's disc surface!