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Bizarre though this may sound, I actually have a dedicated electric potato mashing tool (in my defence, I was given it as a present) which makes the potatoes smooth and airy at the same time.

I then mashed the potatoes in the slow cooker using a perforated spatula. You can also use a potato ricer or potato masher, but I found it very easy to just use the tool I had in my kitchen.