Avocado Masher: Love It or Hate It?

January 26, 2008

I'm a huge fan of guacamole and prefer to make a fresh version rather than purchase it at the store. As often as I make guacamole, I don't know if I need an avocado masher. It's definitely a unique gadget — created by Mexican cooking guru Rick Bayless — but it seems a little nonessential, especially in my compact studio kitchen. A potato masher or a fork squishes avocados just as simply and easily. What are your thoughts on the unitasker?

Love It Or Hate It Poll Kitchen Gadgets Guacamole Avocados Rick Bayless Avocado Masher

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celebrity_soup 5 years 14 weeks

the fork is and always will be the handiest tool for cooking

celebrity_soup 5 years 14 weeks

waste of money

kml123 5 years 16 weeks

i also use a pastry cutter and it works perfectly i would never waste money on such a speacialized thing

janellethechef 5 years 16 weeks

I use a pastry cutter to make my guacamole! It works perfectly and keeps the avocado in chunks! (Alton would hate this!)

limelindsey 5 years 16 weeks

Potato masher. It's the only way.

king's queen 5 years 16 weeks

Rick Bayless is all about authentic Mexican cuisine, so perhaps there is a reason behind the shape? I probably wouldn't buy it.

starkiss23 5 years 16 weeks

Unneccesary, a potato masher would work just as well.

chickflower123 5 years 17 weeks

i wouldnt say I HATE it, but it is seriously a waste..looks harder to clean then just a reg fork too

Powerpuffgirl 5 years 17 weeks

I love Rick Bayless as a chef, but I think he missed the mark on this one. I agree with everyone else too...unnecessary when you've got a fork or potato masher.

Spectra 5 years 17 weeks

It looks hard to clean and it's a unitasker, which I hate. I would just rather use a fork to mash my avocadoes.

guinnevere 5 years 17 weeks

gotta go with everyone else on this one, and my mom (therefore I) always used her hands to mix/mash the guac anyway.

malibuisburning 5 years 17 weeks

Ugh. Hate it. This reminds me of the frittata pan I saw in the Williams Sonoma catalog. I literally shouted at the page, "Everyone has a frittata pan! A frittata is an open faced omelet! I have six 'frittata' pans!!" Spoons and forks work great. If you're feeling particularly angry, as I was that day, use your fists.

Marci 5 years 17 weeks

Seeing as how I hate avocados......................no! But I also have to agree with the one trick pony comment. Who has room in their kitchen for things that have just one use? I live in Manhattan, so forget that!

JessNess 5 years 17 weeks

I would rather use a fork or a spoon that I can continue to use later to mix in other ingredients that way I have one less thing to wash

ilanac13 5 years 17 weeks

i think that it's ok. i guess if you don't want to drag out that hard to find fork...it does the trick.

CiaoBella 5 years 17 weeks

A fork works just as good and is probably easier to clean.

popgoestheworld 5 years 17 weeks

Agree with others that I don't hate it, but nor would I use it.

bluecat1972 5 years 17 weeks

Looks like it would get used once then stuck in the back of the drawer never to be seen again...

Marseeah 5 years 17 weeks

a) it looks bulky and hard to store b) it's a unitasker - which I'm against. c) I love love love avocados, and prefer to have large chunks, not a gross mush, in my guac.

Lambsauce 5 years 17 weeks

I wouldn't say I hate it, but yeah, seems kind of a waste of space.

aimeeb 5 years 17 weeks

I'd never use it...

vinnie 5 years 17 weeks

I like it, but I agree that there's no room in the kitchen for another gadget.

jennifer76 5 years 17 weeks

Not only is this a unitasker, but it looks like it would really smush the hell out of your avocados. I like lumpy guacamole, so a potato masher is perfect for me.

Schaianne 5 years 17 weeks

I agree, a potato masher is just as good.

emalove 5 years 17 weeks

Yes, pretty pointless, but I'd use it. I eat avocado all the time.

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