If you just want really good mash I would invest in a potato ricer, they are not expensive and make super smooth mash. Or why not mix mash with some grated cheese and spring onions, then bake in a hot oven for a gooey cheese and onion side dish?

Switch the peas for whatever green veg you’ve already got in your fridge – think broccoli, green beans, or some roughly chopped leafy greens, such as cavolo nero, kale or chard. Sprinkle over the flour, finely grate over half the nutmeg, season well with sea salt and black pepper, then scrunch and push the mixture together with clean hands. In addition to mashing cooked potatoes, you can also use it for making homemade baby food, like a garlic press, or for making riced cauliflower. It has a highly versatile design capable of mashing root vegetables to a super smooth consistency and more.

Melt the butter and milk or cream in the centre of the base, then whip together with the fluffy potato until it holds its shape but isn’t too stiff. Cheese mash: Add 85g of your favourite cheese – Cheddar, Stilton or goat’s cheese – to the mash when you add the butter.

Another perk of the plastic construction is dishwasher safe, so there is no need to fuss about the small holes during cleanup. If opting for flavour combo 2, peel in a good few strips of clementine zest with a speed-peeler – you won’t eat these but they’ll add amazing flavour. This durable stainless steel ricer can make extra smooth mashed potatoes and be used to puree carrots, mash sweet potatoes, shred cheese, prepare baby food, or even juice citrus fruits. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).

A smaller version needs to be made to suit female hands as the handles are so far apart it is impossible to squeeze them together with one hand and then you trap one hand in between the handles! Be aware, the ricer doesn’t feature a soft-grip handle, and while it is dishwasher safe, they recommend hand washing. Taste and season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper, then use your hands to scrunch the flour with the potato.