Chef'n FreshForce Potato Ricer Stainless Steel, for Smooth Mashed Potatoes, 32 x 9 x 12 cm

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For rustic mashed potatoes with texture, a masher not only provides a bit of a workout but will also help you maintain some texture. I filled the small cup with about roughly half a potato — you could probably do bigger chunks if you wanted, but I wanted to be extra sure it would work smoothly, and I recommend you do the same. Speaking of the nylon frame, this is much, much better than the Stainless handles you find on other ricers,it is warm to the touch and very comfortable in the hand. This ricer feels much more robust than the one it replaces and the squeezing section feels much more satisfying and robust vs.

Potato ricers operate using a hinged movement to press cooked ingredients through small holes, making your mash lump-free. If you’re thinking that you already have enough gadgets in your kitchen and you don’t want to add another one, think again. Epicurious may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. We went with unpeeled potatoes because we thought the best ricer would be one that’s strong enough to allow the cook to bypass the peeler entirely. In the Good Housekeeping Institute, our experts test hundreds of kitchen products a year, from chef's knives to meat thermometers and hundreds of other kitchen gadgets.

Ricers require a fraction of the effort required for a conventional masher and can produce fluffy mashed potatoes without releasing too much starch (which can end up in an excessively elastic situation). I’m already excited for my next meal using this nifty gadget — I’m aiming to make some guacamole with it this weekend, but truly, the uses for this potato ricer are endless. This cheese-wedge shape is still a favourite of professional chefs as it holds more than others of the size, and the shape stands up to heavy pressing and banging around. Still, overall, if you're making mashed potatoes for a crowd, you won't find a better large-capacity potato ricer than this one to help you make fluffy and smooth mashed potatoes. I always thought it would take way too long to actually mash potatoes — and why do that when you can get some frozen ones from Trader Joe’s or add water to the microwavable kind?

Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Still, you might be compelled to dismiss a potato ricer as one of those dreaded, bulky mono-tasking gadgets that take up precious drawer real estate from more practical kitchen utensils. The first question we sought out to answer when finding the best potato ricer was actually, do you need a potato ricer at all? However we have the right to refuse or charge for requests that are manifestly unfounded or excessive and repetitive. PO Box, APO/FPO, Afghanistan, American Samoa, Barbados, Belarus, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Guam, Iraq, Israel, Liberia, Libya, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Micronesia, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Palau, Reunion, Russian Federation, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Somalia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.Our only consideration was that there are crevices in the plunger and around the barrel where food can hide, so thorough cleaning is needed, but it is dishwasher proof, so that helped. Or as an oversize garlic press to crush several cloves all at once, or to process steamed veggies for homemade baby food. In its product description, the FreshForce Potato Ricer claims to be up to 65 percent more efficient than other conventional potato presses and ricers. And, I’ll admit it: They came out way better than all the premade ones I’ve been making over the past couple years. It was very easy to use, and gave silky, soft purées, except for the parsnips, which left a little veg in the chamber.