Comparison guide
Food Mill or Potato Ricer for Mashed Potatoes?
Choose the OXO Food Mill 1071478 for mashed potatoes if you want to turn a crank and select among three discs. Choose the OXO Potato Ricer 26981 for a fixed squeeze-handle format. Both need a separate bowl or pot, but use different support points. The comparison below shows what each setup asks you to handle and store.
Quick Picks
For cranking and disc choice
OXO Food Mill 1071478
Hand cranking with three interchangeable discs.
Keep in mind: Changing discs requires removing the crank assembly.
For squeezing without disc changes
OXO Potato Ricer 26981
A fixed pressing chamber with two squeeze handles.
Keep in mind: No interchangeable discs or adjustment settings.
Comparison Table
| Feature | OXO Food Mill 1071478 | OXO Potato Ricer 26981 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating motion | Turn a hand crank | Close two handles to press through the chamber |
| Disc selection | Three interchangeable discs: fine, medium and coarse | Fixed, non-adjustable format; no disc selection |
| Support over a bowl or pot | Three legs rest over the receiver | Front knob rests on the rim while you hold the handles |
| Parts and care | Removable crank assembly and disc; spare discs to keep. OXO lists dishwasher-safe care. | One fixed-setting ricer. OXO lists dishwasher-safe care. |
| Storage provisions | Legs fold under; the mill and discs still need space | Hole in the front knob provides a hanging point |
The ricer here is the Silver, Non-Adjustable model.
What the Differences Mean
Choose the motion before the number of settings
Turning a crank and squeezing handles are different repeated movements. If you prefer turning a crank, you do not need to justify the mill by promising to use all three discs. If you want a fixed pressing chamber without a disc-selection step, the ricer suits that preference.
Three discs matter only if you want the choice
The mill’s fine, medium and coarse discs are interchangeable, but changing them means releasing the crank assembly first. That gives you a choice of openings, with extra parts to handle. The ricer gives up that choice and has no spare disc set to manage.
The support points change the setup
For the mill, check how three legs sit around your receiver; for the ricer, check the front knob’s contact with the rim while you hold the handles. Neither setup is assumed to fit every vessel, and the rim rest does not make the ricer hands-free.
Both are dishwasher safe; the parts differ
Dishwasher-safe labeling does not separate these two. The practical distinction is managing the mill’s removable crank and discs versus a fixed-setting ricer. Follow each tool’s supplied care instructions.
The mill’s legs fold under, while the ricer’s knob has a hanging hole. Check the actual space for the mill and discs, or the ricer’s clearance on a hook.
How to Choose
Choose the motion you want, then decide whether changing discs matters. Before ordering, confirm receiver fit and a place for the tool and its parts.
Final Verdict
Choose Food Mill 1071478 for crank-driven pressing with disc choice. Choose the non-adjustable Potato Ricer 26981 for squeeze-handle pressing without disc selection.
Choose your tool
OXO Food Mill 1071478 — one mill with three discs
Hand cranking with three interchangeable discs.
Keep in mind: Changing discs requires removing the crank assembly.
OXO Potato Ricer 26981 — Silver, Non-Adjustable, one ricer
A fixed pressing chamber with two squeeze handles.
Keep in mind: No interchangeable discs or adjustment settings.
How we compared them
OXO’s mashed-potato guide includes both tools. We used its Food Mill details and retained instructions, Potato Ricer details and matched Amazon variants. Photos are unchanged supplier originals; their marketing overlays are not our test findings. We have not tested either tool and do not rank speed, effort, finished texture or cleanup time.