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160 of 167 people found the following review helpful.
An excellent tool which does exactly what it should do! Buy It.
By B. Marold
For starters, this gadget succeeds at doing the job for which it was designed better than just about any other kitchen tool I have tried except for a very sharp large kitchen knife.

And, it has all the features which have made OXO Good Grips products the best selling and best reviewed line of kitchen gear.

I held out buying one of these little darlings for a long time, as I already owned a food mill which is entirely capable of doing the same job with about the same level of success. And, this 18/10 stainless steel gem is not the cheapest gizmo in the gadget drawer.

I was swayed from this alternative by the fact that a food mill is a pain in the neck to retrieve from its high shelf, assemble, and then clean, although if I am cooking for a crowd, I may still use it, as it can do much more spud crushing in a shorter time than the Ricer.

I was also deterred by the possible lack of 'multi-tasking' ability until I saw TV chefs sqeeze water out of cooked spinach and lots of other leafy goodness.

My last basis for procastination is the fact that I thought the design with a selection of different hole plates (very much like the food mill) would be a better option to OXO's 'unibody' construction. But, I gave in here too, since I couldn't locate a good model with this feature.

Well, now I have this one and I used it and it produces truly primo mashed potatoes WITHOUT creating gummy spud paste.

If you make mashed potates more than once a month, buy this beauty!

86 of 89 people found the following review helpful.
Awesome
By A Customer
Well, you could use a traditional masher and it would probably work just as well, take up less space, save you money, etc. But it wouldn't be this awesome!

Mashing potatoes and sweet potatoes and anything else you might care to mash is real fun with this gadget . . . it's like using one of those Play-dough sci-fi masher-crusher goo-maker things when you were a gid. Plus, it cuts down on all the time and effort a thorough mashing usually involves. Just squeeze the handle and the potato comes out completely mashed. It looks a little funny until you mix it around; but with one quick swipe of a spoon or form and you've got the world's most perfect mashed potatoes.

If you peel the potatoes first then the ricer will be a little easier to clean later . . . but I've found it's easiest to NOT peel the potato, because the ricer will leave most of the peel behind for you -- saving you all the peeling time. And if you want to through the peel back in, then that works great too.

This thing is not a necessary item for the kitchen, by any means, but it's one of my favorite kitchen items none the less. I don't have (or need) a baby, but I'd agree with the other reviews here that it'd make for a great baby-food maker. But more importantly, I love mashed potatoes, and this thing can knock out SUPERB stuff with a 10th the effort that quality mashed 'tates usually take.

NOTE: If you like chunky homestyle mashed potatoes, this machine will scare you senseless: no lumps remain, ever. Incredible! Still, for "homestyle," I find the ricer is still the best device . . . use it to mash the bulk of the potatoes, and then ad in some "lumps" or potatoe chunks at the end. Saves so much time! So awesome!

Mashed potatoes are so smooth that you might not even have to add as much cream and butter as you usually do, making these potatoes even healthier than usual!

I could go on forever!

Potatoesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss . . . . .

66 of 69 people found the following review helpful.
excellent design & construction
By greg leaf
Very well made and attractive. It functions without a problem and offers great ergonomics. The consistency of the riced potato is smooth. Easy on the hands and cleans up quickly and thoroughly.