Are potatoe ricers worth the money?

glitterkitty

I really want one! Not just for ricing potatoes, but my BF likes egg mayonnaise, but doesnt like egg white. I found putting the egg through a garlic press gets it small enough for him, but of course that is so much of a faff, that I want a potato ricer! I like the look of the cheap ish ones in Asda.

Ameyturtle

A potato ricer is something myself and my Dad coveted for ages and there was one fairly cheap in Aldi and Mum bought it for me as a joke Christmas present and we love it! We love the smooth mash it makes the potato doesn't go cold and like others have said if it does we just put it back on the heat like you would if you'd mashed it by hand.

They are amazing can take some muscle sometimes though.

jackyann

I inherited mine from my grandmother (who got it when she married in the 1920s!) and made my mash as she did hers - put the bowl in the warming drawer with a bit of butter & milk in it and rice the potatoes straight in.
When I finally demolished it (sorry nana, it only lasted 80 years!) I used my Mouli as a stop-gap. Then I realised that it did the job just as well, so I never bought another one.
Should say that my Mouli is the larger kind, used for soups, not a baby one.

LV_Sue

I have the Ikea one. Makes lovely smooth mash and I've never had it go cold on me. I just bung the ricer in the dishwasher on the top shelf and it cleans up beautifully.

I wanted one for years, but my son didn't believe me when I said he could buy me one for Christmas! He's glad he did now though.:j

winniepooh

I love mine I cant stand lumpy mash

debtmess

I love mine and ditched the standard masher when I got mine about 3 years ago. Put mine through the dishwasher (mine was from Lakeland). I have cast iron saucepans so never find the mash has gone cold. I would say its one of my must have kitchen items.

thehappybutterfly

I stopped using mine. It's certainly not a foolproof way of guaranteeing fluffy smooth mash. If you don't cook your tatties right or use the wrong type, it'll still be grainy/lumpy. Just much smaller lumps!

I find the ricer a faff to use and murder to clean. Quite honestly, I prefer frozen mash! It's the only 'cheat' veg item I buy!

Even my son who is a trained chef doesn't rate them.

[Deleted User]

I found it a complete waste of money and I had a top of the range ricer. It took up quite a lot of space, was a faff to clean and I ended up throwing it out. My masher is very good though, a really good design and it hangs neatly in my kitchen. It is easy to make fluffy mash without a ricer

Honeythief

I'm late to the party but wouldn't be without our ricer!

When I'm cooking for one or two, I do the potatoes in the microwave then cut them in half in their skins and put them cut-side-down into the ricer. They get riced and peeled at the same time, and my husband eats the skins as they are

We have a rather bulky plastic one with separate discs and a separate white insert part (from Lakeland if I remember rightly). It's easy to clean. We do also have a metal one without separate parts and I hate it because it's so hard to wash that I'd rather just mash my spuds the old-fashioned way.

Edit: just checked, this is the one we have that I like:
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11390/Potato-Ricer

sedment

I love my ricer, was a god send when I started weaning my babies onto homemade purees and for the £5 I paid at the time, more than paid for its self! I also dont peel potatoes before i mash them, just scoop out the ricer for the skins.