It make a difference!! Form them without too much pressure. I love potato dumplings, main reason to have a ricer@fldiver97 , the first time I made potato dumplings I made Polish dumplings, which were steamed. And I mashed them.
I actually bought a ricer for these, as it seems most everyone uses one because they are supposed to be fluffier than mashing.
But I don't know if that really makes a difference when you form them into a ball...

