When Were Potato Mashers Invented?

1887. The year that inventors Jacob Fitzgerald and William H. Silver were awarded a patent for a “potato-masher and fruit-crusher.” The device, which later came to be known as a “potato ricer,” works by crushing the potato through a sheet of small holes, akin to a garlic press.

When were wooden potato mashers used?

These mashers from the late 1800s and early 1900s, also known as muddlers, had either plain wooden handles or metal ones. Wire was used for manufacturing a century or more ago and its popularity lasted well into the 1940s.

Who created smashed potatoes?

Smash is a brand of Instant mashed potatoes in the United Kingdom. It was launched in the United Kingdom in the 1960s by Cadbury, which was primarily a manufacturer of confectionery at the time. Smash was reasonably successful.