Meat Masher and Mince Chopper

Chose the red and it looks cheerful hanging by the cooker. Works brilliantly on beef mince for my mince and tatties.

Making a big ragu for lasagne used to mean ten minutes of prodding at stubborn lumps of mince while it caught on the base of the pan. Press, twist, repeat, and the whole pan is fine crumbs within a couple of minutes. The layers came out so much neater too, because there were no great clumps of meat sliding about in the sauce. Wish I had found this years ago.

Keeps my hand well back from the spitting fat.

Great tool, but in my small saucepan the handle sticks out a long way and I have to watch where it ends up.

Pop it in the dishwasher and it's done. No bits left behind.

My pan is only small but there is plenty of room to press and twist the blades. Mince is fine and even every time.

Present for a friend who cooks every night.

My spatula just pushed the meat around the skillet. These curved blades actually cut through it. Ground beef for chili was done in minutes.

Better than the fork I used to use for this.

Pasta bake with mince now has a smoother sauce, because the meat is in small pieces rather than big lumps. My partner noticed before I said anything. Even the fussy eater at home cleared the dish, which is saying something in this house.