One might ask what is a rotary ricer? Well, we invite you to find a quiet place and your favorite ‘easy chair’ to sit back, relax, and learn from our definition. Once you completely understand what a ricer is, you will be rewarded with two delicious recipes that can best be made with our hand food processor, the Marshall Rotary Ricer.

A rotary ricer is a kitchen implement used to process, or mash potatoes (or other food) by forcing it through small holes, which are often not much wider than a grain of rice….therefore, the name, ‘ricer’. Mashed potatoes is a food commonly and best made using this kitchen item. Our hand processor can also be used to squeeze excess water from sliced or grated potatoes. This is useful for making crisp chips and hash browns.

Also, our special, old-time hand processor can be used in making lefse (a Norwegian staple) and spätzle (German noodles), as well as for making homemade passatelli (a type of Italian pasta, of the region of Emilia-Romagna, in Romagna they are always without broth, with a cheese cream and truffle, in Emilia served in chicken broth). They may also be used by our food processor to make ice cream when making spaghettieis.

Using our famous food processor, below are two deliciously old fashioned recipes that are just right, known as family favorites all year long, and particularly popular with cooks throughout the fall and winter holiday seasons including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Hanukkah.