Farberware Professional Soft Handled Potato Masher Heavy-Duty Concave Head with Flat Tip for Easy Resting Stainless Steel , 10-Inch, Black

I have a potato masher but I wanted something a little more sturdy. I saw a chef take a potato masher and use it in a hot pan for ground beef and it worked fantastically. I hate to have to stand over the stove and constantly separate the ground beef with a spatula or big spoon. This made the process so much easier!This is really what I was looking for. It has the small holes but is absolutely sturdy and you can really put some elbow grease behind this when you use it. It has a silicone or rubberized handle so it's not super slippery and I popped it in the dishwasher twice without a problem. I honestly don't even know if you're supposed to or not but hopefully it won't hurt the longevity because I do like it. It has a rounded shape on the bottom that works well in a bowl or rounded pot to get the edges.

As far as potato mashers go, this one is can easily become my favorite!!! This is supposed to go to my daughter who is starting her own kitchen. I like it so much, she may be receiving my old one instead. I have a nylon masher that is more expensive. It does not even come close to the quality of this one that cost less.I love the design. The masher itself is made of aluminum. The masher is curved. This is an awesome feature and I kind of wonder why not every masher is made this way. I often mash the potatoes in a bowl. The flat headed masher is always a little difficult in mashing what is on the very bottom of the bowl. It is strong and durable. It does not bend even when pressed. There is a flat end on the masher. I can put it on the counter and it won't roll away. The handle is very comfortable. The plastic grips to your hand.I boiled some a potato to mash and tried it out. It mashes potatoes with ease. I mashed it in the pot. The curved masher performed very well. I mashed up and down and side to side. It reached the potatoes on the side of the pot as well as in the middle.

The handle is easy to smash potatoes and the stainless steels help since its strudy and doesn't bend. The only con is it's a bit difficult to wash and clean by hand but it's ok if putting it in dishwasher

This masher has a really nice grippy handle, and a sturdy head. There is a tiny potential crud trap where the side struts enter the handle, but it's not really where food might touch.The head has a flat edge on one side. This is supposedly to keep the masher from rolling if you put it down on a countertop, but the side struts will actually do that already. This entire line of kitchen gadgets is "anti-roll," and some designer didn't think it through.The masher is still a good masher, and the flat spot may make it easier to mash right up against the side of a bowl, so whatever.

I replaced an older nylon masher that I've used for some time. The biggest issue i had with my previous one is that when mashing hot potatoes the nylon would flex and overall just took more effort.This masher is great, the curved end helps put pressure on larger pieces, there is no flex and it cleans easily.The only complaint I have is that I like more of a chunkier homestyle mash where as the holes vs bars on this unit really excels at a smooth mash. I wont take off for this because it does what its supposed to amazingly, but wanted to let people know my experience.

Is it me or is this one of the household/kitchen items that you need but never purchase? For years, I have found myself, every time I make homemade mashed potatoes using a fork and thinking, why don’t I purchase one of those potato mashers? Well, now I have this Farberware one and it does the job in a third of the time. The handle is wide, sturdy and pretty easy to hold. It feels great in your hand and is reasonably priced ($13 on Amazon). Definitely a must have for any cook and any kitchen.

We've had a potato masher for years and never really had a problem with it. Then, we got this one to try. Wow! What a difference! Farberware got every part of this product right!!The handle is molded so that it fits right into your hand the right way. It has curved edges all around so that there are no sharp corners digging into your palm. The part that attacks the potatoes (or other veggies) is curved, so if you are working in a smaller mixing bowl, it gets every particle of whatever it is that you are mashing. The holes are sized just right so that the mashing action produces a mashed result with no lumps. I like to mash and then rotate my wrist at the end to get a smooth result and I definitely got that. Last night, I made a guacamole and it was almost too smooth and creamy as we like a slightly lumpy guac. Not the fault of the tool, I hasten to add.Definitely a vast improvement on a kitchen tool that I thought could not be improved on. Bravo Farberware!

I had one of those older style, almost zig-zag like mashers. I honestly didn't know another style even existed until my husband mentioned how his grandma's masher never made for lumpy mashed potatoes. We honestly eat mash in this house a lot, and so I was endlessly hearing about my lumpy mash. When I saw this product pop up as a recommendation, I KNEW I had to try it out. And I'm glad I did. Not only does it eradicate the lumpy mash issue, but it honestly takes no effort to mash potatoes anymore. This thing does a great job in a fraction of the time I was spending using my other masher. The old masher has been banished to the "junk utensil" drawer, and this one is hanging happily by the stove. (Really my only complaint is that it's hanging off the hook by the masher end since there's no hole in the end of the handle...But that's hardly a complaint)Final verdict? If you're tired of spending 5-10 minutes mashing potatoes that still end up ridiculously lumpy, this is the masher for you.