Norpro Deluxe Jumbo Potato Ricer

A ricer makes the smoothest mashed potatoes because it presses cooked potato through small holes, which breaks it up gently and keeps the texture from turning gluey. Norpro’s Deluxe Jumbo Ricer holds 3 cups at a time in an extra-large hopper perforated on all four sides, which moves a holiday batch along much faster than a small ricer.

The body is cast aluminum, the hopper is stainless steel, and rubber insets in the handles give a secure grip. Rest hooks on the end hold it steady on the rim of a pot or bowl. Norpro notes that potatoes can go in peeled or unpeeled; the skins stay behind in the hopper. The large hopper takes cooked potatoes whole or halved.

The ricer also makes gnocchi and spaetzle, purees applesauce and carrots, and squeezes water out of grated potatoes for crisp hash browns. For chunkier mashed potatoes, the Krona potato masher is the simpler tool. Customers planning Thanksgiving pair the two with a gravy separator.