I ordered this food mill to replace the Moulinex model in stainless steel, which was beginning to be tired (the crank tends to "jump"). I began by passing a puree. No problem, despite the size of the mill, which is smaller than its counterpart in stainless steel. But when it comes to vegetables for a soup ... go there it was another story! The mill is not effective at all. We have to move very small amounts and the base of the mill being smaller, use containers of 20 cm diameter maximum. I returned to the stainless steel model, fortunately I kept.