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When Was The Last Time You Used This?

ECBG — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:51:02 GMT

I had never! My electric hand held mixer died just as the potatoes were coming off of the range to be mashed!

DH grabbed the antique masher off the wall, washed it, and we were in business!

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sunshine45 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:56:56 GMT

i use it anytime i make mashed potatoes.....or any mashed item like guacamole.

mine is not an antique though.

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candyagain — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 01:58:40 GMT

I still have my grandmother's potato masher. My parents used it at all our family Thanksgivings and other big dinners. I was called to mash a big bowl of potatoes or turnips to help out.

My mom switched to a hand held mixer at some point but I remember the masher so well! Hot boiled potatoes, mash, mash, some warm milk and big slabs of butter, mash again and again until the best mashed potatoes ever. Our Thanksgivings could be as many as 20 people so the task was hot and tough!

Good memories, thanks!

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PinkyPetunia — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:01:39 GMT

I always use an old fashioned masher for small amounts. In a pinch you can use a clean wine bottle (flat bottomed) to smash the potatoes, fluff and stir with a large fork.

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Ronettes — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:10:15 GMT

I use mine all the time, and it's fairly new!

Love it, as a matter of fact.

Never used a mixer for mashed potatoes anyway.

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beach-mom — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:18:24 GMT

@ECBG - I use it all of the time! My mom never made mashed potatoes with a mixer and I don't either. I have never made them with a mixer.

I use my "masher" for other foods too. I'm just not a fan of "smooth" potatoes or or other things, like sweet potatoes, squash, etc.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:19:00 GMT

@Ronettes wrote:
I use mine all the time, and it's fairly new!
Love it, as a matter of fact.
Never used a mixer for mashed potatoes anyway.

i dont either @Ronettes .

i use the type mentioned in this thread OR i use my moms old cutco wooden handled masher. her cutco set is about 65 years old.

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Ronettes — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:21:24 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Ronettes wrote:
I use mine all the time, and it's fairly new!
Love it, as a matter of fact.
Never used a mixer for mashed potatoes anyway.

i dont either @Ronettes .

i use the type mentioned in this thread OR i use my moms old cutco wooden handled masher. her cutco set is about 65 years old.

I used this exact masher also for years, and when it broke I bought the one pictured at the beginning of this thread.

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DSD2 — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:22:23 GMT

I have an old fashioned masher.

I've never used a mixer! I like finding the occasional lump/bump, makes it really seem like homemade.

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RedTop — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:26:07 GMT

I use mine often; I prefer my mashed potatoes have some lumps, to give the gravy something to hang on to.

My MIL used a mixer, and more milk than I consume in a month, to whip her mashed potatoes into a smooth paste, like baby food. I hated her mashed potatoes!

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Desertdi — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:39:11 GMT

I'm kinda SHORT... I'd have to put the pot on the seat of a chair.

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Carmie — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:45:24 GMT

I used mine yesterday when I made mashed potatoes. I always smash them first before I use the electric mixer.

Mine gets used a lot. Mine is not an antique, but is probably from when I first got married 50 years ago.

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mspemberley — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 02:45:42 GMT

Last Thursday......and the mashed potatoes were delicious 😋

I have no idea how old my potato masher is but I know I've had it for a long time and it does a great job.

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Enufstuff — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:00:06 GMT

@Ronettes @sunshine45 My masher is the same style as the one pictured. It is a piece from my set of Ecko stainless steel utensils that I have been using since 1963. They still look like new and they have had a lot of use , cooking all those years for a family of seven.

I have never used a mixer for potatoes. The thought never occurred to me, I want them mashed, not whipped. I also use the masher for squash.

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shoesnbags — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:03:33 GMT

I have never used an electric mixer for mashed potatoes. Don't like the consistency of potatoes done with a mixer. As others have mentioned, it doesn't taste as "homemade" to me. My potato masher is no antique, but it's the same basic design as @ECBG 's antique from the wall.

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Queen of shop — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:18:04 GMT

@ECBG I have my moms masher just like that one. She had it from her wedding in 1947. She used it all my life. Still in great shape. I like my potatoes mashed and not smooth from an electric hand held mixer. I enjoy the surprise lumps. Gives the potatoes character.

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Sooner — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:20:33 GMT

I have my mom's but I can't think of when the last time I made mashed potatoes was. Neither of us like them.

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faeriemoon — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:19:17 GMT

I use mine often.

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Nightowlz — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 04:46:39 GMT

I use it to mash bananas when I make banana nut bread or muffins. Mine looks similar to the one @Ronettes & @sunshine45 posted.

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MJDinVegas — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 05:07:32 GMT

Hi, @ECBG ! I actually use mine every time i make homemade marinara in my crockpot. I start with whole peeled roma tomatoes in the can and use the potato masher to break up the whole tomatoes. Add my other ingredients, let it cook and blend it to chunky or smooth with my stick blender.