MIU France Stainless Steel Potato Ricer

by MIU

Product Features

• Hand-held stainless steel potato press (also known as a ricer)
• For wonderful mashed potatoes; also good for making homemade baby foods
• 18/10 stainless steel
• Comfortable handle design; dishwasher-safe
• 11 by 4 by 4 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 4.8 x 4.1 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DZCY7
• Item model number: 3078
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,387 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #23 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Fruit & Vegetable Tools > Potato Mashers & Ricers > Potato Ricers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The way to perfect mashed potatoes is through a ricer, the most basic form of which is the potato press. The reason it's so good to mash potatoes this way, is that it breaks down lumps that a hand-held masher might miss with the least amount of effort. Overworking cooked potatoes--by using a food processor, for instance--can break down starch molecules and result in gooey rather than smooth, fluffy mashed potatoes.

The MIU France stainless steel potato presser works just like a large garlic press. Two hinged handles, when compressed, push a plunger down into a cylindrical hopper; the riced potato is then extruded out the bottom of the press. (It's called ricing because the pressed potato resembles grains of rice, at least until it gets mashed.) The bottom handle’s comfortably-spaced finger indentations provide a strong grip while pressing. This tool is also well-suited for pureeing fruits and vegetables for soups, desserts, preserves, or homemade baby foods.

The MIU France potato presser is made of 18/10 stainless steel--brushed on the inside with a high-gloss, chrome-like polish on the outside. The presser is dishwasher-safe. However, when washing by hand, avoid harsh abrasive scrubbers or cleansers in order to preserve the polished finish. The presser measures 11 by 4 by 4 inches, including handles. --Garland Withers

Product Description

Stainless Steel Jumbo Potato Ricer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars MIU France Stainless Steel Potato Presser, November 2, 2006

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Jeffery Howard "jhoward" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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A really good tool for the kitchen. It makes making mashed potatoes as easy as boiling water. You don't even have to peal them, just squeeze them through the skin and they are ready to add milk, butter, salt and pepper. Clean up is easy also, just put in the dishwasher and turn it on.

I don't really care for the way the different grates are stored. If they could be placed with the Presser in a slot of holder that is part of the presser it would be nice. Over all it is very useful and does a good job.

I'm sure there are other uses, I just need to find them.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Mashed Potatoes Ever, August 28, 2007

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Andrea L. Heyart (Denton, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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If you want lump free mashed potatoes, this is the perfect gadget for you! It also makes spaetzle quite easily as well.

It sits well ontop of a bowl which is important in a potato ricer. Easy, Easy, Easy to use, and easy to clean if you do it right away, a little more difficult if you let set out for a while with out soaking it. The extra discs could be stored a little better, but it's nice to have those options. All in all a very nice product.

One more little tip, when you do make mashed potatoes with this, you won't need to add as much milk. This is a mistake you only make once!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good quality but small which impacts leverage, January 12, 2010

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Daphne (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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Nicely made ricer, but the handles are short which makes it more difficult to use. You have to exert a significant amount of force for it to work.