VeraBlue
Executive Chef
After reading most of the responses to the garlic press thread, and admitting I don't bother with my own...I decided to give it another try yesterday evening. I had a fair amount of garlic to chop. It was a good piece of equipment, 'was' being the operative word there. I spent a fair amount of change on it so I figured it would be able to press two cloves at once. Sure, it did the first two...but the second two were the proverbial straws that broke the camel's back. As I pressed, one of the arms broke right there in my hand. Several expletives later, I was back to chopping garlic the way I'd been doing for years. So much for modern technology.
Looking at all the conveniences we have in our kitchens, are there any you just don't bother with because it's just too inconvenient to deal with? Is by hand faster than setting the thing up? Is there too much clean up involved with a particular piece of equipment?
For instance, my food processor is a work of art and well respected...but sometimes, a box grater works just as well with less fuss and muss.
What about you?
Looking at all the conveniences we have in our kitchens, are there any you just don't bother with because it's just too inconvenient to deal with? Is by hand faster than setting the thing up? Is there too much clean up involved with a particular piece of equipment?
For instance, my food processor is a work of art and well respected...but sometimes, a box grater works just as well with less fuss and muss.
What about you?