topic Re: Need Potato Masher Substitute in Kitchen

Need Potato Masher Substitute

Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:48:18 GMT

I've not used my potato masher in some time, but since I'm doing corned beef and cabbage I thought that I might like mashed potatoes to go with it. I can't find the darned thing. What can I use instead of a potato masher and maybe quicker than using a fork? Thanks in advance.

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ALRATIBA — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:54:52 GMT

I use my electric hand mixer.

First break up with fork, add butter and bit of milk and then use the electric mixer. No lumps.

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luvdoodles — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:58:08 GMT

I mash partly with a masher or fork then use my handmixer. If you have a hand mixer, that will give you nice smooth mashed potatoes.

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DeniseColo — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:00:31 GMT

My sister-in-law uses her stand mixer to mash/whip her potatoes.

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Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:04:22 GMT

I have one of those. I reckon fork a bit then mixer it is. Thanks!

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Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:13:24 GMT

Has anyone heard of putting an egg in your mashed potatoes? I was watching a British show where they put an egg in them. I Googled it, which said that it makes them creamy and once you do it, you won't do your mashed potatoes any other way. Any thoughts?

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Zhills — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:17:20 GMT

I have used a glass or jar to mash potatoes. Don't like the consistency with a mixer.

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dex — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:17:53 GMT

@Tigriss I don’t eat raw eggs...there is a recall on eggs right now for salmonella

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qualitygal — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:01:08 GMT

Use butter and milk and just your hand held electric mixer.

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millieshops — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:07:23 GMT

@dexI probably won't put egg in my potatoes, but it won't be because there's a recall. I'm more concerned with the cholesteral.

I went to read regarding the recall - it didn't affect the eggs I bought yesterday, so that made me happy. AND, the fine print in the article said the company was acting voluntarily out of an abundance of caution. Good moves on their part, but it certainly wasn't sounding as fearful as some of the food recalls we've had over the years.

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Pooky1 — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:11:31 GMT

mixers work well . just be careful not to whip them to long of they get thick like glue if you mix to long.

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PA Mom-mom — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:19:42 GMT

Use a whisk or electric mixer. Add some of the water from the cooked potatoes and some butter and milk. I heat the milk. Test for salt. For meals for guest, I always use my stand mixer and make sure not to over mix as @Pooky1 explained

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tiny 2 — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:38:49 GMT

A good sturdy whisk will work.

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chickenbutt — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:01:59 GMT

I think I'd go down to the store and purchase another masher before I went with an electric mixer. The difference, IMO, is huge and I just don't care for them pulverized with a mixer. Hand-mashed is the only way to go!

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Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:07:32 GMT

Having grown up on a farm that had layer chickens, the whole salmonella thing is from unclean commercial egg houses. Let me rephrase that.....too many parts in a commercial egg house to keep 100% clean. The commercialization of our farms and food processing plants has increased the contamination factor. They also come out with these outbreaks as a means to control egg prices since they are very cheap. Sometimes the recalls aren't for real outbreaks but the egg industry trying to up the prices by pulling product. If you notice it is mainly the huge suppliers that are pulling their products. We see this in the chicken industry plenty. Georgia is the nation's largest producer of chicken and in the top for the world.

On the egg in the potatoes thing, the egg cooks in the hot potatoes so no raw egg. Raw egg isn't as dangerous as people make it out to be, especially if you raise your own or from a local supplier. GO local and small farm with your foods if you can. Fresh eggs are perfect raw and you can even eat raw chicken if it is fresh kill and raised clean. They do chicken sushi in Japan all the time without issue, but they are more of a farm to table society as we are a farm to commercial food processor plant to store to table. The fresher and the fewer hands it goes through the better.

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Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 21:09:28 GMT

The potatoes from the pressure cooker were so soft. I cut them small and did them for 5 minutes. I found mashing them with a fork in the beginning easy enough so I just did them with a fork. I like mine a bit chunky. Now for smooth, I would break out the mixer or a ricer, if I had one.

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Tigriss — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:33:57 GMT

I just read the recall....they said one farm produced 2.3 million eggs per day. That is a lot of chickens. They also highlighted that salmonella spreads to the eggs before the shell is formed from infected chickens.....Not now a days with all the antibiotics they give them, so it is most likely the little note the new service tucked onto the end of the article about salmonella being spread from feces on the shell too. That is the normal way, but the eggs are supposed to be washed in bleach water for a given time along with all the equipment being bleached on the line and in the coolers where they wash and box the eggs. They may also be reusing egg flats that have had the pooed on eggs in them after they've washed the eggs re-contaminating them. Oh the crape commercial farming does these days.

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wildlifewitch — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:48:20 GMT

The op asked about potatoes not eggs. Only a select brand of eggs were recalled: https://www.fda.gov/Food/RecallsOutbreaksEmergencies/Outbreaks/UCM604644.htm

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wildlifewitch — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:49:54 GMT

The cholesterol link to eggs has been debunked for quite some time. If bad cholesterol is high look at sugar, quality of food etc.

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Ms Tink — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 22:55:31 GMT

Well, Kitchenaid is always bragging about how strong the motor is in the hand and stand mixer - so I take their word to the max!! When I cook my potatoes I pour most of the water off - put them in a bowl - add my butter, milk and a dash or two of salt. Then I plug in the hand mixer and whirl those bad boys up until they are light and fluffy!! So far it has lived up to its name.