If you intend to prepare mashed potatoes, even the simplest kind, you must mash the cooked potatoes completely and then add other ingredients and additives to the mashed potatoes. Manual potato masher or potato masher is a very simple and at the same time very practical tool to turn cooked potatoes into puree. The puree consists of a mesh plate and a handle so that you can easily hold the manual puree maker with one hand and then press the mesh plate to the cooked potato to make mashed potatoes.
Of course, it is possible to prepare mashed potatoes using a meat grinder, but it should be noted that the price of a manual potato masher is much cheaper than a meat grinder, and to prepare mashed potatoes using a masher, you must Apply a little force to the puree. Usually, the weight of potato puree makers is very light. This allows you to turn even a large amount of cooked potatoes into puree without feeling tired. In order to keep potatoes healthy, we recommend that you don't forget to use potato and onion baskets. This type of basket is special for storing potatoes and onions at home.
Buying guide for potato masher
In general, making mashed potatoes is easy and requires almost no ingredients and seasonings. If you don't have the necessary tools to mash potatoes, you may have to devote too much time to just mash potatoes and then continue with the steps of making mashed potatoes. In order to increase the speed of peeling potatoes, we recommend that you use a manual peeler
✅ An attractive tip to preserve the taste of mashed potatoes: preferably use a controlled amount of salt, milk, parsley powder, etc. to make the taste of the puree more delicious and avoid using them excessively. Because many seasonings make the real taste of mashed potatoes change
Rustproof and resistant
Undoubtedly, baked potatoes are moist. For this reason, you should buy a stainless model of potato masher. Previously, we mentioned that the mesh screen of different models of purees is made of steel, metal and aluminum.
If you choose a low-quality model of potato masher, you will face discoloration or rotting on the mesh screen of the potato masher. Also, in addition to being stainless, pay attention to the strength of the potato masher. The type of handle and plate design will affect the resistance of the puree. In this regard, pay attention to the type of connection between the handle and the mesh plate of the manual puree
Washable
After mashing the potatoes, you must clean the manual puree plate completely. In this case, you should be able to hold the hand-held masher under the tap and remove all potato and other food residue completely from the masher plate. Today, most potato masher models are washable. Of course, we recommend that you pay attention to the description of each potato masher on the seller's website to get to know the features of the complete masher
Strong and non-slip handle
If you are planning to buy a manual puree with a steel or metal handle, we recommend you to look for a model of puree with a horizontal handle so that you have full control over the puree handle. Or if you want to buy a potato masher with a vertical handle, pay attention to the fact that the handle is plastic.
Usually, the plastic handle has good slip resistance and you will be able to wash the puree handle easily. One of the advantages of plastic handles is the variety of colors. Today, potato mashers with plastic handles are different in the color of the handle, and if you are interested in a particular color, we recommend that you pay enough attention to the color of the masher handle.
How to prepare mashed potatoes with a hand blender
1- Wash the potatoes thoroughly to remove the dirt on their skin
2- Remove the skin of the potatoes using a peeler and place each potato in a pot full of water.
3- Let the water in the pot boil for about 30 minutes until the potatoes are cooked
4- Drain the water in the pot and wait until the potatoes cool down
5- Place the cooked potatoes in a container with a suitable capacity and then press each potato using a potato masher to make mashed potatoes.
6- At the end, you can add salt, butter, thyme and other delicious seasonings to the mashed potatoes
⭐ Important tip: In step 2, instead of peeling the potatoes, you can put the potatoes in a pot full of water and after boiling and cooling the cooked potatoes, you can easily remove the potato skin. This method makes the puree tastier. Of course, both methods are practical and it depends on your convenience which one of the methods to do
⭐ Should the potatoes in the pot be boiled with cold water or hot water? We suggest to use cold water to boil the potatoes. Cold water makes the potatoes cook evenly
Q&A about potato masher
🔸 How to store the potato masher?
We recommend washing and then drying the puree after preparing mashed potatoes. If you do not clean or wash the puree incompletely, there is a possibility that the holes of the puree screen will be blocked by potato and food residues. At the end of the handle of some purees, a small hole is installed so that you can easily store the puree in a specific place in the kitchen.
🔸 Is a manual puree only suitable for making mashed potatoes?
No, you will be able to use the puree to mash other cooked vegetables or eggs. Before using the puree, make sure that the vegetables are cooked and soft. Of course, a hand blender is also useful for children to mash bananas and other soft fruits. However, avoid putting too much pressure on the puree
What are your suggestions and experiences regarding buying the best potato masher? What type and brand of cheap potato masher do you recommend to others to buy?
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