I own a couple of other ricers. I will say this is better. It has one die. And that makes it better. The ones that come with different dies. Dont work that well because when you retract the handle after pressing the potato it tends to stick.and pull out the die. Because the die stays put you dont have to worry about that. And you can do several potato faster and with out making a big mess. It is light weight but feels very sturdy. This type of ricer is so much better

With some of the reviews I was a bit on the fence. I am so glad I ordered it. I do my potatoes in the microwave and pop them on the ricer. Works great. Clean up is easy too. There's a pin / hinge that holds the two parts together so they swivel. That pin slides out easily which makes clean up ever easier. However, after using the ricer a few times I no longer separate the parts, I just use the spray head on my sink faucet and that cleans perfect. The holes clean up easy no problems at all.

I don't push hard on the ricer like trying to go crazy and punish the bad behaving potatoes. I find that just nice even pressure works great. I can see how some people said about the unit bending. Well to me they just pushed too hard. Let the tool do the work pace yourself don't abuse it and it will work great.

There is a little left over potato that stays like a pancake flat at the bottom of the ricer basket that does not get squeezed thru the holes. I take a fork an scrape the left over potato to one of the sides of the ricer and squeeze again. Still, no mater what there will be a little potato that you have to scrape out, but its no big deal. Use a fork.

If you want to try the microwave to make the potatoes this is what I do. I peel the potatoes then microwave them. A large size potato takes about 3 minutes on my 1200 watts microwave. I add an extra minute for each additional potato. So 1 potato is 3 minutes, 2 potatoes is 4 minutes and 3 potatoes is about 5 minutes. Just perfect. Do a trial and error to see what works for you.

The item looks exactly as pictured. No plastic anywhere its all metal everywhere. I do recommend giving it a real good wash. I found a few metal shavings on mine before I used it. I wash it and dry it after each use and see no issues with rust as some commented. I do think its a bit pricey, but it is better then the plastic alternatives.available.

I love this ricer! its professional quality! Made my first batch of riced potatoes it was hit! Good for baby food etc.

I've been in the market for a potato ricer for quite a while and finally settled on this very large model. It's solidly built and the cup holds a large volume (roughly a cup and a half). Over Thanksgiving, I mashed about 10 pounds of potatoes in less than twenty minutes.

Since then, I've used it several more times (the baby LOVES mashed potatoes now), and I find that the potatoes always come out great (light and fluffy with a very smooth, lump free texture) as long as I boil them very thoroughly.

On the con side, clean-up is slightly more annoying than I'd hoped because the metal surface is a little rough, and you do really have to take the ricer apart to get it clean. It's not difficult, but there is more hassle involved than throwing it into the dishwasher. It is worse if you don't peel the potatoes before you rice them. At this point, I usually do peel first, both because it makes clean-up faster, and because bits of skin come through the holes in the ricer and get into the potatoes. One other (tiny) quibble: potatoes do squish out the back and sides make operating the ricer a little messy.

I've also found that for smaller quantities of potatoes (less than 2 pounds), it is probably easier just to use my big Oxo garlic press. I have to chop the potatoes into significantly smaller pieces, but it gets the job done and is easier to clean.

Still, in all, I am pretty happy with this product. It makes really excellent potatoes in medium and large quantities without too much hassle.

Works like a champ. Used it for making German dumplings and they came out perfect.