OXO Potato Ricer: What Non-Adjustable Means

Side view of the OXO 26981 potato ricer with two handles and a black rim-rest knob
OXO 26981, the non-adjustable ricer shown in this guide.

The OXO 26981 uses a fixed ricer design. Its black front knob rests on a pot or bowl; it does not select coarse or fine settings.

The OXO 26981 is a hand-operated potato ricer with no texture-setting adjustment. Choose it for pressing potatoes through a fixed ricer, not for switching between coarse and fine settings. The small black knob at the front is a pot or bowl rest—not a dial.

Start with the selected style

The Amazon option covered here is Silver, Non-Adjustable Ricer, model 26981, ASIN B00004OCJQ. “OXO potato ricer” alone is not enough to identify that choice: check the selected style before ordering, rather than assuming an adjustable option has the same features.

The photos show a chamber and a round pressing plate attached to the upper handle. Bringing the handles together moves that plate into the chamber. There is no coarse/fine selector on this model. If changing texture settings is your main reason for buying a ricer, this is not the option to select.

Raised pressing plate above potato pieces in the ricer chamber
The supplier photo shows the open chamber and pressing plate. Its “smooth, fluffy” wording is a supplier claim, not our test result or a guaranteed texture.

Two handles press; the front knob supports

The handles do the pressing. The black piece on the opposite side gives the ricer a resting point on the receiving pot or bowl. That distinction matters when choosing how you will use it: the rim rest does not turn it into a hands-free tool.

Black support knob resting on the edge of a metal pot
The front knob rests on the receiving pot’s rim. It supports the tool rather than selecting a texture setting; check that it seats on your receiver.

Check that the knob sits securely on your receiving vessel before pressing. The pictured metal pot demonstrates the support point; it does not establish compatibility with every rim shape.

Two hands holding the ricer handles above its pressing chamber
The upper handle moves the pressing plate; this supplier photo shows the hand-operated arrangement, not a grip-strength test.

Care and the exact item to look for

OXO specifies a stainless steel body and dishwasher-safe care. The hole through the front knob provides a hanging point. Neither feature changes the fixed-setting design.

OXO potato ricer showing the hanging hole in its black knob
OXO lists the stainless steel ricer as dishwasher safe. The black knob also has a hanging hole; the bowl and food are props.

Selection check: OXO Good Grips Potato Ricer, model 26981, Silver / Non-Adjustable, one unit. This guide does not establish the features of a separately selected adjustable version.

View the non-adjustable OXO potato ricer on Amazon

Where to buy

OXO Good Grips Potato Ricer 26981 / Silver / Non-Adjustable Ricer / one unit

Hand-operated potato pressing with a pot or bowl rim rest.

Keep in mind: This non-adjustable version has no coarse/fine selector.

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