These mashers crush the competition. Food & Wine / Williams Sonoma While you don’t need a potato masher to make mashed potatoes, they certainly come in handy at times like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Which potato masher is best? There are few things more comforting than a generous scoop of mashed potatoes, but preparing the side dish can be challenging and time-consuming without the proper tools.

I have an odd affinity for "unitaskers," a term coined by Alton Brown to describe single-use kitchen tools. Boiled egg holders, those little corn-shaped holders you can use to 'hold' hot ...