This innovative Potato Masher lets you make smooth mashed potatoes with less pressure on your hands. A broad, soft, horizontal handle lets you press straight down while it cushions your grip and absorbs pressure. A fine-grid, stainless steel mashing plate yields smooth mashed potatoes with no lumps. This tool is also ideal for mashing yams, carrots, or other root vegetables, or for making homemade baby food by mashing apples or bananas.

Oversize, comfortable handle absorbs pressure from hands

Great for mashing most vegetables

Wide, grid-like head eliminates lumps

Head is stainless steel for durability and easy cleaning

Dishwasher-safe

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My mother with mild arthritis likes this as well as her traditional masher.

As with most Oxo tools it is highly ergonomic: it fits the hand and does the job it's supposed to.

42 of 44 found the following review helpful:

Better than your average masherMay 02, 2000
By Nicolas Pottier
There's nothing quite like fresh mashed potatoes, and with this masher, it's an easy treat to make. The comfy horizontal grip on this potato masher makes it easier to use than the traditional vertical handled ones. You can really put your muscle into the mashing without having to develop huge forearms holding onto it. It has never let me down, very reliable, I've even used it when the electricity is out.

My only complaint would be that if you're doing a lot of potatoes and have large hands, you might get some on your knuckles as you repeatedly crush the helpless vegetables. This is only a minor annoyance though, and if you're in the market for a potato masher, you'd be hard pressed to do better.

18 of 18 found the following review helpful:

Horizontal is good!Jul 27, 2004
By kiwimommy
Far superior to a vertical masher, I love this masher! Its short handle helps you to avoid slipping around the potatoes when you're mashing and you can throw your weight into it, so to speak. The grip is easy on your hand, and clean-up is a snap.

I couldn't be more pleased. Highly recommended.

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

The PERFECT masher!Jun 20, 2005
By A. Leahy
I have mild arthritis in my hands and always had a rough time with typical mashers.

I LOVE this masher! I will never go back to the vertical type!

It's also perfect for making frijoles refritos!

12 of 12 found the following review helpful:

OXO 34581 MasherMar 09, 2006
By natalia tibbott
There are four spot welds on each side of the handles that attach to the masher, my last WMF ricer-style masher failed at these points because it only had one on each side. The OXO is true to its name, easy to grip. It may take a couple of times to get used to holding your hand horizontally rather than vertically, but it is much less tiring. Model 34581 will only do so much, as your knuckles will touch the food if you are doing a great quantity, but easily works on my usual quantity of 2-5 hand-sized spuds. I have also used it to break up tomatoes and look forward to using it on fresh peaches prepared for our annual ice cream crank. Hard to find a good spot for it in the dish-washer and drawer, forget about storing it in a container on the counter with other handy tools if that is your style.

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