On Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:07:27 -0800, "Wallace"
> wrote:

>a dear, dear friend implied that I should look into getting a new potato
>masher.
>
>Any thoughts? Are they all flat on the bottom, or do any have bottom tines
>which have a pointed or angled shape to cut through the potatoes with less
>effort?
>


I use a stainless steel one, the " business" end is rounded bars
and it works fine. I've seen plastic ones but I wouldn't touch 'em
with a 10-foot pole having had one in the past- cheap but useless.
If the potatoes are properly cooked you won't need a lot of effort
to mash them.