OXO Good Grips Adjustable Potato Ricer Review

Review: 5/5
Very Good Ricer, Works Well, Mashed Potatoes Good But Have Drawbacks.

As a ricer, this is well built, seems large enough, and works well. Any firm items must be cooked first (such as potatoes or carrots), and then fairly easily presses through with two hands. Obviously the smaller hole settings take more work than larger settings. It easily rotates between the 3 size settings, and sticks there so it doesn't slip out of position. The plunger that pushes food through makes a good seal (a good as I would expect), but not water tight, so a very small amount of potato ends up on the top rim over time, which you just brush off into the bowl. It is large enough that you have plenty of leverage to squeeze the food through. I can nearly do it one handed, but it is easy with two hands. It starts out a little firm, then easily squeezes once it starts pushing through. The hook to lay on the bowl edge works fine, except most of my pots are only just slightly deeper than this device, so you have to lift it up to squeeze so the food has somewhere to go as it piles up. So I end up just setting it on top of the pile as I fill it, which works well. Removing the outer plate when cleaning is easy enough, but takes a little wriggling back and forth. The plates seem thick enough that I wouldn't worry about something like cooked potato. Just remember you have to cook firm items first to make them sufficiently soft. Cleaning takes some work just because it is a larger contraption, but would be no different than any other ricer. As a ricer, I am happy with it.

For mashed potatoes, it works well, but it is easier to make them with a good strong wire potato masher. This makes creamy mashed potatoes of more consistent consistency, but depending on the hole size can still have enough chunkier tiny bits so that you know it isn't instant potato flakes. You have to peel the skin from the potatoes to easily work with the grate. But it does make quick work extruding the potato with ease, a few scoops at a time. In my video, I actually made them with the middle size setting. However, for mashed potatoes, I still prefer my good strong wire potato masher for several reasons. (1) The masher makes chunkier mashed potato of more irregularity (like many restaurants) depending simply on how much and how evenly you keep mashing. (2) The masher can doubly mash and mix flavorings (butter, milk, cheese or sour cream, salt, pepper) all at the same time as mashing instead of a separate mixing step. (3) The masher is much simpler to clean, just a small tool that is easy to clean compared to this whole contraption. (4) The masher can work with skin left on the potato (which I prefer). But make sure you have a good sturdy wire masher (like my Kithenaid wire masher). I have a plastic one that is terrible in comparison due to holes that clog, that bends, and takes more work. So as a mashed potato maker only, I would rate this a 4/5, but I will use my wire masher due to combined steps, ease of cleaning, result consistency, and skins on. But it is a preference, and many might prefer the ricer result.

But a ricer has multiple applications, it isn't just for one kind of mashed potatoes. I think it is a very good ricer overall.

Product Title: OXO Good Grips Adjustable Potato Ricer
Model: 1129780

[SeikiBrian]

Rather than boiling the potatoes, steaming them in a pressure cooker yields tender yet fluffy potatoes that are perfect for making riced mashed potatoes. Bonus: no excess water to drain off. Just lift them directly from the pot to the ricer.

[Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

A ricer is good for squeezing the extra liquid out of cooked spinach. You can also rice hard boiled eggs for egg salad using the coarse setting.

[karenjohnston]

This is a great way to make riced (mashed) potatoes! I got the Wolfgang Puck stainless model as a gift but not thrilled with that one. I can't wait to try this OXO model!

[ManCaveMeals]

Tnanks for the review on the Oxo. I think I am going to pick one of these up for making mashed potatoes. One thing you might want to try... Run the potatoes through the ricer on the coarse setting and then run them through a second time on the fine setting...

[jaycee]

I’ve had this ricer for several years now. I appreciate its versatility. What I don’t like about this ricer is how the handles flex under pressure. The other issue I had was either the plunger or the basket came out of round. I attribute the issue to those parts being made of plastic. I’d appreciate this ricer much more had these two pieces, which come under a lot of pressure during use, were made of metal. The plastic plunger would make a howl as it forcefully pushed into the basket. I took my Dremel tool and rounded off the edges of the plunger that dragged and it works fine now, the handles flexing under pressure notwithstanding.

[hezmora]

Nice review! It's not just a review, but comes with a recipe too. Good stuff!

I've only ever made chunky mashed potatoes. I want to make some cheesy creamy mashed potatoes, so I'm looking into a ricer. This looks like it'll do well.
Thanks!

[swicheroo]

Thanks. I have this ricer. Can't say enough good things about it. Used it for the first time in a long time, as it is now just Fall. But I needed to open it up for cleaning and forgot how!

[mytwocents]

Thanks for the review. I had wondered if it is worth buying one? I usually use my hand electric mixer to mash potatoes and that makes them very creamy and smooth. So, I ask myself, why get one more kitchen utensil I'll only use once in awhile?

[broccolihart]

I've noticed that when you do a long low boil, the potatoes have a tendency to absorb more liquid after cooking them. I use a high quick boil now.

[seasons]

The Potato wire masher you are showing is not a Kitchen aid but an OXO.

[laurentbeaulieu]

I got one of those but the cap is real hard to spin

[jawbaw]

I have a ricer but I do not use it. I do better with my traditional hand held plunger.

[johndesjardins]

This potato ricer is a pain in the butt to take apart to clean.

[frandegroat]

Where did you get it, &how much did it cost ?

[jimbob]

Can I buy your strainer? We just broke ours. It was the same as yours. I love it but you can’t get them anymore.

[KevinAndrewLaux]

How is this different than a German Spaetzel press?

[aadentrn]

You have an oxo masher not a kitchenaid.

[kosh]

got mine today in 2024 with no card. I guess they saved a penny by not giving instructions with it anymore....smh.

[cliffcarlo]

strain them lmao. that looked like creamy mashed wallpaper paste.