The potato masher that snapped mid-mash on a busy Sunday night

I was making shepherd's pie for six people last Sunday and my old metal masher broke right in the middle of the potatoes, sending metal bits everywhere. I grabbed a fork and did the job in ten minutes, but it made me wonder if I should buy a proper $25 masher or just stick with the fork going forward. Has anyone else had a kitchen tool fail at the worst moment and find a better backup, or did you go back to the original once you replaced it?

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williams.jenny15d ago

Honestly, a fork is the better tool here and you should lean into it. That masher failing just saved you twenty bucks, and the extra arm workout plus the slightly chunkier texture is actually a plus for shepherd's pie anyway. I'd take the free, always-works option over a spendy gadget that's just waiting to snap again, especially since you already proved you can handle it.