Customer Reviews

OXO Good Grips Nylon Potato Masher

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

In true OXO Good-grips style this works great! It is slightly circular so that it can mash all the way around the pan and it didn't destroy the non-stick on my pan when I tried it (somewhat nervously) the other day. My only complaint with it is that it doesn't fit in a normal kitchen drawer.

This Potato Masher from OXO does a super job of mashing potatoes but has a few disadvantages over the traditional wire masher. Since the tines on the nylon masher are very narrow, the potatoes get easily clogged. The small tines also make it difficult to clean. OXO also makes the traditional wire masher out of stainless steel with the OXO grip. That's the one to get.

This masher looks great, is (so far) sturdy, but is difficult to clean.

My wife is a huge mash potato fan, so I thought I would purchase this product for her. Day 1, while she was mashing with family in town, it snapped at the base. Later, after complaining to my fellow 'Oxo' users, they all said the same thing..."it happened to me to" & "get the metal base". I guess we got about a dollar a minute out of it (basically $5 of a product). So...in conclusion, pay the extra few bucks and get a more durable product.

I love to make home style mashed potatoes using red potatoes and leaving the skin on. This masher worked great for me. I found it durable. The only complaint here that is of concern is cleaning. I really haven't had any problems cleaning it. I wash by hand with a small brush to get in between the tines and a spray of water it has come clean easily so far. Perhaps with a dishwasher it is more difficult. I imagine the stainless wire one would be easier to clean but I don't feel like anything really stuck to the nylon tines that caused me any grief.

I've had this thing for 10 years. It's inexpensive and the build quality is high. It's all nylon, but it's thick nylon. Of course, it has the famous rubber OXO handle, so that's good too.

Now, for the bad. The mashing head (or whatever you want to call it) is huge and probably won't fit in a drawer, so storage of this thing is really annoying. I have to keep it standing up in a cabinet next to my cheese grater and a few other odd-shaped things. It is difficult to clean. Food gets caught up in it easily. It takes longer to mash properly than any other masher I've used.

I'd give this one a pass. There are many other highly rated ones for only a couple dollars more.

A potato masher is one of those things that's probably going to last you the rest of your life, so don't make the mistake I did or you'll be annoyed by this thing every time you use it for years to come.

The only redeeming thing about this product is its comfortable handle. We bought nylon since our last metal masher had to be tossed due to rusting. We spend more time getting the potato out of the narrow masher segments than we spend mashing. It is very frustrating. Stick with the wider segments. We have since replaced it with another metal one with wider spaces - an Oxo one with a comfortable handle. I will give 5 stars to Oxo's customer service. I contacted them about my disappointment and they are giving me a replacement product of equal value.

I am usually a big fan of OXO, and this gadget does turn out decent mashed potatoes and guacamole, but it is hard to clean unless you IMMEDIATELY put it in water to soak after you use it. The bars are too high and too close together, and if it does not soak, the potatoes or avocados will make a crusty hard film that is really hard to get off - even a spin in the dishwasher doesn't really help. It's also really bulky - if I could do it again, I would choose a different potato masher.

I really like this potatoe masher this one was a replacement for one I had like it for years that finally gave out. I use it for more than mashing potatoes. Squash- meat that you are cooking frozen, mixing tuna salad - egg salad. Great Product

Gets the job done, easy to clean in the dishwasher and doesn't scratch pans. How much can you really say about a potato masher?