OXO Good Grips Smooth Potato Masher and Good Grips Kitchen & Herb Scissors

The previous version of this masher, shorter, stockier, thicker metal and a better grip, was brilliant, last us over 3 years. This one, sadly, has last less than a month. It has too long a reach, the metal is thinner and softer so it flexes and bends but never can you get it back to it's optimum shape again. Loved the original version, this one is just a poor parody of it.

Having had plenty of other OXO Good Grips products, I figured it would be a good move to replace our old masher that was falling apart.Stupid mistake! The edges of the metal are particularly sharp. The handle is not up to standard (comes apart). But worst of all - the whole thing bends after a single use of mashing potatoes! Appalling how badly made this is.I honestly have no idea how this is getting so many good reviews. Those people must either be fake or use it to mash pints of water.AVOID!

I have had as arthritis since the age of 11. I cope with most things but mashing potatoes is one of the hardest domestic tasks I encounter on a weekly basis. Most mashers are either hard to hold or have a hanging loop which doesn't make it easy if your hand can't adapt. This masher would be easy for anyone to use. As long as push gently down, with one or two hands, you will be able to mash potatoes with ease. Brilliant, brilliant product.

I was looking for a masher I could use despite having rheumatoid arthritis and peripheral neuropathy, and this one is perfect. Its nicely made with no sharp bits and it washes really well, but more than that it makes the exercise of mashing anything - potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, whatever you are wanting to squish, a much easier exercise than it had been before with my conventionally shaped/designed mashers. It takes a lot of the effort out of the wrist, and the orientation of the grip makes it much easier to work with, I am only wondering why it took me so long to realise I needed this gadget in my kitchen. Definitely recommended, and my husband - who does not have any disability - is just as happy as I am with it, we still have our old mashers but he always uses this one when it's his turn to do the veggies. Definitely recommended.

Less pressure, pain and blood sweat and tears this masher will give you what you want.......smooth mash potato without developing a hernia. I have owned one for some time and it is a joy to use so I purchased a second one for a family member who was struggling with the old fashioned vertical handle.....an instant hit! This is great especially if you are relatively small or not very strong and it will make mince meat of any potato!

On the first use and first actual mash it bent badly out of shape...had to resort to using an old masher that thankfully I hadn’t thrown out as yet. Hoping the replacement is better but I’m Doubtful. Use many Oxo good grips items and they normally are quality. Thankfully Amazon offers a quick replacement service but I now have to go to the post office to return the faulty one...Two star because I like the brand.

Really good grip - almost goes without saying for OXO brand - gives great leverage and flexibility. Makes it very effective to apply as much power as you need. Shape and size make it easy to manipulate around the pot or pan to pursue the last errant pieces of potato. Also has good strong sharp cutters which make mashing a really simple low-effort task.Cleaning? Easy. Throw it in the dishwasher. Job done.Not style-led or designer labelled, but does its job supremely well. Buy one.

After a few weeks and only the third, possibly fourth use, the product simply bent out of shape under the stress of mashing potatoes. It beggers belief that anybody can sell a one function product that is so obviously not up to said one function. The design is ridiculous, two long, flimsy, unsupported bits of metal. No support, no triangulation. Come on Oxo... my 8 year old could have told you it wouldn't work!