Food processors are more appropriate for solid foods, which cannot be effectively ground with a food mill, such as cheese or nuts. The food ground in a food mill must be soft, often being steamed, baked, or boiled before being processed.
Silica (silicon dioxide) is a compound of silicon and oxygen (Si02). It is a hard, glassy mineral substance which occurs in a variety of forms such as sand, quartz, sandstone, and granite.It is also found in the skeletal parts of various animals and plants.ilica (silicon dioxide) is a compound of silicon and oxygen (Si02). It is a hard, glassy mineral substance which occurs in a variety of forms such as sand, quartz, sandstone, and granite.
Noun. 1. silica-a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite. silicon dioxide, silicon oxide.cristobalite-a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks.ilicon dioxide, SiO 2, a compound that occurs widely in rocks and mineral forms, such as quartz, sand, and flint, and is used to make glass, concrete, and other materials.