You dutifully strain, rinse, and dry them while you open drawer after drawer looking for your potato masher…that you’ve never owned. No need to panic—and no need to rush out to the shop.

There are so many delicious forms a potato can take — whether they're oven-roasted, baked, fried, or made into tots. In my eyes, potatoes are the most comforting when they're mashed. But even ...