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I've "inherited" this thing a long time ago, and I have no idea what it is. It consists of a cylindrical porcelain bowl with the words "Mason Cash England" stamped in the bottom, a very sturdy cast-iron frame with a screw through and two circular discs of zinc-plated iron that fit neatly inside. I could half imagine it being use to produce a perfectly circular burger, but it seems like absurd overkill. Here's a couple of pictures:

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What is it actually for - anything to do with cookery at all?

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It appears to be a 'Meat/Cheese Press':

https://picclick.co.uk/Vintage-Mason-Cash-Cast-Iron-Ceramic-Meat-312233238612.html

I'm not sure why you'd press meat, but you'd use it with cheese to press the whey out.

An image of a similar item, captioned "Vintage Mason Cash Cast Iron & Ceramic Meat / Cheese Press"

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You might also use this to slowly get excess moisture out of tofu! I usually put my slab between 2 plates with weights on top, so I can get it dry enough to fry in panko batter.

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