Large wooden masher

This wooden masher is the larger of the two types of mashers we are selling. It is approximately 36 cm long with a diameter of about 6.5 cm. If you are looking for something smaller, we also offer a smaller sized masher.

These mashers have been designed by ourselves and are handcrafted for us in a small Finnish woodshop. They are turned on a lathe from one piece of birch wood, of individual trees close to the woodshop that have been cut down for one reason or another. 

Their surface is untreated apart from having been sanded three times. Between sandings, their surface has been moistened with water and allowed to dry. The wood swells with moisture and the grain rises when it dries again, giving the surface a rough feel. Repeated treatments remove the roughness and result in a very smooth surface. The last sanding is always carried out with the soft wood shavings from turning.

The wooden mashers can be used for mashing, for example, potatoes (mashed potatoes), berries and cabbage (production of sauerkraut or pickled cabbage).