Potato Ricer

A Potato Ricer is used to produce very smooth mashed potatoes. It works simply by forcing the rough cooked potatoes through small holes in the bottom plate (about the size of a grain of rice). In the process of being forced through these small openings the chunkiness in the rough cooked potatoes is broken down. This results in a very smooth and flawless texture. The other tools for producing mashed potatoes are a wire masher and a hand mixer. Using these will result in courser texture. And with mashed potatoes this makes a difference.