I love this potato masher. Most of my family and friends are Scotch-Irish and needless to say get togethers usually involve a 5 pound bag of potatoes. This masher makes quick work of them without causing nearly as much arm strain as mashers with a stick type handle. The only drawbacks are you can sometimes get a bit of potato on your knuckles as others have mentioned (in my house that just means you're lucky cause you get to lick them), and you can't use it with a non-stick pan since its metal.