We loved the sleek design of this stainless steel, dishwasher safe, potato ricer from Kuhn-Rikon, especially its curved ergonomic handle that helps give you leverage while ricing the potatoes. The fact that you're holding the comfortable, rubberized tube covered handle horizontally rather than vertically also provides greater comfort.

True, using a gadget like this is more work than whipping your potatoes with an electric beater, but it gives a great, fluffy texture to the finished product that lets everyone know you made the dish from scratch.

While a little pricey for a small kitchen gadget (there are certainly much less expensive potato ricers out there), the Kuhn-Rikon ricer is a thing of beauty and functionally perfect.