Equipment expert Adam Ried reviews potato mashers.
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Potato mashes are very handy. I use mine often. But could you do a comparison for the many different potato ricers in the market?
Are potatoes in the Bible
Tips: Always start boiling your potatoes in cold water ( to avoid starch taste ). When bake , strain your potatoes over the sink. Then, take your Zylisse potato masher and lightly pile down the potaoes . Then , blend in a bit of hot ( sic ) milk in. Never use cold milk !!!!!Very important ! Go along for mashing. Add litlle by litle the hot milk and see what it looks like . It is impossible to tell how much hot milk is necessary . Autumn potatoes , winter potatoes or late winter potatoes are more or less dry. When the paste is up to your taste , if the milk was hot enough and not too much of it was poured in , your mashed potaoes will hold so well together that you will be able to do whatever you want with the paste . At this end , add salt , pepper etc…..
Oh man, it has come to this, looking for videos about potato mashers. Oh my goodness who would have predicted potato masher videos.
I must thankyou though because I am looking for a good hand held potato masher, I will definitely try out your top recommendation.
Maybe the information is good but this was very hard to watch due to the very HSN/QVC way they spoke. 🤢
Use a seive mesh. Push boiled potatoes down the seive with a bench scraper. Best results
I don't think that masher is gonna work with plantain. It will get stuck in the holes.
post mashing i always do a very short whip with a sturdy whisk, incorporating the butter and cream. makes for even nicer texture than by masher alone.
best potato masher: Stielhandgranate …you know, the one im throwing
Thank you for the video I would have never expected that one. I usually use the wavy wire but that is becaues that is how I was taught from my mom. Who was not a cook.
… I'm a bit confused why all the comments are about what the people love and why there product they buy is better.. and why creamy potatoes are not good. I mean the video title clearly states 'The Best Potato Mashers for Creamy Mashed Potatoes'. Doh…
I am addicted to this channel.
1:54 listen to that without context.
There is nothing wrong with the potatos made by Ye Olde Wavy masher even today. Really.
Who doesn't love a generous:potato mashing head? LADIES?
Alton Brown taught me to always use multitaskers in the kitchen, so I use my pastry cutter, thankyouverymuch .
Woah woah woah, what happened to the other women?? Who are these people? Bring the other one back
They all sucks, to be honest.
Love these videos. Thanks
What! not an electric model?
I use the wavy one I've had for 40 yrs. +/-. The ergonomic handle issue is trivial when I use it for 35 sec's.
I prefer some lumps. To me, smooth and creamy equates to "whipped" I can buy that from my market's bulk aisle.
It's more about the amendments that one chooses.
I'm usually feeding eight or less. When I was feeding 300-400 teens, dried and a 50 qt. mixer worked well. Into four in" 1/2 pans and into the hot box. They hold well.
At home, I'll use the wavy(garage sale 50 cents) every time. If I didn't have that, I'd use the German style(like the grenades seen in the movies). Mine is wood. Decades-old, and efficient, I like the lumps, they're honest.
Of those on the counter, how many will give reliable, consistent results 50 yrs. later?
You emphasise hand held mashers, what other type of masher is there ?
I have the OXO "potato fister" plate style one, it works really well, especially compared to the wavy style I used to have; have not tried any of the other plate styles with more classic handles, but I'm happy with my purchase and have been for ten years now. I typically balk at brand loyalty, but OXO know's what they are doing when it comes to kitchen utensils.
reason for edit: fixed typo