Customer Reviews

MIU France 3790 Potato Masher, Two Cutting Disks, Stainless

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Mash, then mash again, all in one smooth motion. Sounds good, right? It doesn't really work out that way.

Unlike a ricer, in which the potato is well contained, there is very little to force the potato through the small holes in this masher, instead of outward and away from the mashing disc. The holes are fairly small and spaced too far apart, causing most of the potato to push sideways, instead of upward, and this leaves relatively little left for the top disc to perform its second mash upon (with even more sideways-instead-of-upward flow).

On the two that I purchased (one as a gift), the top, spring loaded disc tended to stick, then suddenly release after I had lifted the masher, flinging bits of potato about and making a small mess.

I also found it unreasonably difficult to clean, for such a simple tool. There are too many little corners for food to get trapped in. The mashing discs are not solid, flat pieces of metal, but rather stamped sheet metal with curled edges around the circumference that trap food particles. I'm sure it would clean up easier in a dishwasher than by hand, but then you have to worry about water getting trapped inside the handle where the spring is located, and possibly becoming corroded.

I recommend purchasing a ricer instead -- it will produce better results, with less mess, and will be easier to clean.

Loved the concept, but did not work as expected. Too stiff to work well. I will stick with my electric mixer.

This potato masher looked so cool and the idea of double mashing had potential. Unfortunately this utensil is practically unusable. More potatoes are flicked out of the bowl than get mashed. I'm currently on Amazon looking for a replacement. Great concept but terrible functionality.