Most kitchen tools are much more versatile than their name suggests and that certainly happens to be the case with potato mashers. In addition to helping you make the most delicious mashed potatoes, this kitchen tool can be used in many alternative ways—starting with these five.
Apple Sauce
Apple sauce is incredibly easy to make and a potato masher can help you get the job done. Boil apples with some water until they’re tender and use a potato masher to transform them into apple sauce.
Making Guacamole
Guacamole is one of the most popular dishes made with ripe avocados and you can use a potato masher to make them creamy before adding other ingredients to the mix.
Stewed Tomatoes
If a recipe calls for stewed tomatoes, but you only have fresh or canned ones, you can put them inside a pan and mash them as they cook.
Chopping Walnuts
Walnuts are one of the softest nuts on the market and there’s no need to use a knife to chop them because you can easily break them with a potato masher.
Mashed Eggs
If you don’t enjoy dicing eggs by hand when using them in salads and sandwiches, consider using a potato masher instead.
