Potato Masher Trick

Here's a trick my husband taught me.

When browning ground meat (in this case it was ground turkey for tacos) use a potato masher to break up the bits and get smaller, more evenly chopped up pieces.

I still use a spatula to get started since it can easily flip the meat over to brown both sides.  

Here is what my meat looked like after chopping it up with the spatula.

And here is how much more finely chopped it is after using the potato masher.  I'm not sure this picture does it justice, but there really is a difference.

Anyone else have a clever kitchen tip or trick they'd like to share?

Thanks for stopping by,
Christa