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Fine consistency, high nutritional value: easier cooking with presses and mashers from RÖSLE

Fine consistency, high nutritional value: easier cooking with RÖSLE squeezers and mashers

Presses and masher are important kitchen helpers when the puree in your kitchen does not come from a bag and the juice is still freshly squeezed from the lemon. As functional kitchen accessories, squeezers and mashers help to make food tastier, more nutritious and easier to prepare.

In order for the lemon squeezer, garlic press and potato masher to prove their worth in the kitchen over many years, the materials and workmanship must be of the highest quality. Potato mashers and meat flatteners also contribute greatly to the taste, which is why these kitchen gadgets should also be of the highest quality. Here we explain the differences between the presses and mashers and which details are important.

Juicing, pureeing or finely crushing: presses for versatile cooking

Presses are used in the kitchen as juicers or as a pureeing aid. With a citrus juicer, for example, the juice of lemons, limes or oranges can be extracted by simply attaching and turning. The citrus juicer consists of a collecting container and a round attachment. The attachment includes the drainage holes and the pressing cone in the middle, onto which the citrus fruit is placed. For easy and drip-free pouring into a glass or juice carafe, the citrus juicer is ideally equipped with a round top.

A potato ricer, on the other hand, can be used to make a fine potato dough from boiled potatoes, which can then be processed into mashed potatoes, baby mash or croquettes. The potato ricer consists of a container in which the potatoes are placed, a sieve through which they are pressed and a handle. The sieve should have as narrow a perforation as possible so that really fine puree comes out at the end. If you prefer coarser mashed potatoes, we recommend using a potato masher instead (see next section).

Between the juicer and the masher is the garlic press, which is used to finely crush the cloves so that the juice and optionally also fine pieces can be used. The garlic press consists of a two-part fold-out handle with a small sieve or press at each end, which is pressed onto the inserted garlic. A scraper makes it easier to drop the pressed garlic directly into the bowl provided.

If ginger and garlic go together in terms of taste, make sure you choose a garlic press that can also be used to press ginger. The garlic press should be easy to clean. If it is made of stainless steel, it must be a high-quality material (18/10) so that the garlic press does not rust.

Fine or coarse, tender or roughened: mashers and flatteners

Mashed potatoes or mashed potatoes - this is a hotly debated topic among lovers of this delicious potato dish. For some, mashed potatoes can't be fine enough, while others prefer them to be coarsely mashed.

With a potato masher, you always have the freedom to choose how you want the result. The masher consists of an elongated handle that merges into the perforated functional part at the lower end. The handle should be wide and sturdy or have two arms so that you only need a little force for tamping. The functional part should be flat so that you do not slip when mashing.

In most households, a potato masher is not only used for mashing potatoes, but also for mashing baby mash and vegetables or for making a particularly creamy vegetable soup. When preserving, the masher can be used to mash fruit for jam.

To ensure that the potato masher is versatile, it should be made from a food-safe and sturdy material. Stainless steel is also an ideal basis here and has the further advantage that you can also use the potato masher to mash hot food.

Potatoes and especially mashed potatoes or mashed potatoes can be combined very well with meat and vegetable side dishes. The meat works best if it is “pounded” (plated) or roughened before roasting. Tougher meat is usually pounded with a meat mallet, which has a flat and a knobbed surface. The flat side is used to flatten the meat, while the knobbed side is used to roughen it so that it comes out of the pan or oven tender.

The meat flattener is an alternative that can also be used to process fish as well as meat. In this case, it is important that the flattener has a high dead weight, as the food is not so much “beaten” and is instead brought to a uniform thickness by applying gentle pressure.

Durable kitchen gadgets of the best quality: RÖSLE presses and tampers

Presses and mashers are ideal kitchen gadgets if you like to cook with fresh ingredients that you want to prepare exactly to your taste in terms of shape and consistency. The ergonomic design saves a lot of effort, while the high-quality material ensures that the kitchen accessories are durable and food-safe.

With regard to the functionality of the squeezers and mashers, it is usually advisable to purchase kitchen accessories that are optimized for processing certain foods, for example a lemon squeezer instead of a juicer or a potato ricer instead of a universal ricer.

Another advantage of these special kitchen accessories is that they are quick to use due to their small size, take up little space when cooking and can be cleaned and put away just as quickly. And because our garlic presses, potato masher and potato ricers are fitted with a hanging loop, you can also store them on the kitchen ledge.

RÖSLE presses and mashers are made from high-quality 18/10 stainless steel and meet high standards of quality and functionality. Our potato ricer, for example, is optimized for effortless work. The two-part handle has a skin-friendly nylon insert on the inside so that the ricer sits comfortably in the hand; a clever storage function allows the potato ricer to be securely attached to the pot.

If you prefer to work with a potato masher, our model with a round stainless steel handle is a good choice. The pressure exerted on the upper handle is transferred well to the two-part arm, so you need less force to turn the cooked potatoes into delicious mash.

For plating meat and fish, you will find a classic meat mallet with two functional surfaces (flat and knobbed) made of stainless steel in our online store, as well as a meat plater with an ergonomic angle setting and a hefty weight of 700 grams for gentle plating.

Whether you use garlic for marinating or can never have enough of it in your salad dressing - with a garlic press from RÖSLE, the cloves can be pressed quickly and cleanly. Choose a garlic press with a scraper or a narrow garlic press from our range, which can also be used to press ginger with ease.

Finally, our citrus squeezer is a lemon squeezer with a cone optimized for squeezing lemons and limes cleanly and without residue. The lemon squeezer from RÖSLE is also made of high-quality stainless steel. As, unlike many plastic citrus juicers, there is no indentation at the bottom of the associated collecting container, no water remains in it when it is cleaned in the dishwasher