page_title: Potato masher
hierarchical_section_title: Potato masher
caption_attribution_description: English: A kitchen potato masher.
context_page_description: A potato masher, bean masher, pea masher or crusher is a food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, apple sauce or refried beans. Potatoes mashed using a potato masher tend to be fluffier and lighter in texture compared to other methods of mashing, because use of the device reduces cell damage to the potato, releasing less starch.
context_section_description: A potato masher, bean masher, pea masher or crusher is a food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, apple sauce or refried beans. Potatoes mashed using a potato masher tend to be fluffier and lighter in texture compared to other methods of mashing, because use of the device reduces cell damage to the potato, releasing less starch.
caption: A stainless steel potato masher molded as a single piece
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