The (Potato) Smasher

How about some potatoes with all this beef? Mashed potatoes, of course — the classic accompaniment to a good steak. And you can mash them up with this fancy new Smasher, designed by British group DesignWright for Joseph Joseph. See how this spring-loaded Smasher works, below.

The designers say that the outer ring, which is spring-loaded, grabs the potato and forces it through the smasher plate. They also say it's easy to clean (really?) and that it's great fun to use. Now that we can believe. (Via dezeen)

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Comments (4)

I don't like that style of masher. I prefer the wiggly wire one (for lack of a better way to describe it). They're much easier to clean than the ones with a flat perforated plate and I prefer my mashed potatoes to have some lumps.

posted by hyperRevue on March 10th 2009 at 10:45am
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Yeah, my first thought was that it would be annoying to clean too. I like the zig-zag sort.

posted by angorian on March 10th 2009 at 2:23pm
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haha, is there a name for that type of masher?

posted by hyperRevue on March 10th 2009 at 3:59pm
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And mashed potatoes aren't that great to serve with steak (baked or twice-baked are better) because there's nothing to start the gravy with.

posted by PaulF on March 11th 2009 at 4:53am
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