Skittle68
Sous Chef
Boy, this forum is making my wish list for kitchen gadgets unreal lol. Too bad I don't have the money to blow right now :/
I bought a garlic press when I first started cooking with fresh garlic and used it maybe twice. After that I decided it was easier to just mince it myself. I have no use for it. I did however discover by chance a marvelous mincing and peeling tool, snatched it up and loving it. I use this little baby almost every day. I posted about it on another thread yesterday:
I got rid of mine... a long, long, long time ago..... I gave it to an enemy
I think the only reason I haven't given away mine... to an enemy... is because my mother gave it to me. It's old and used to be hers.
Heeey... wait a minute....
Well I wouldn't have that complaint because I'm always using at least 5-6 cloves.One review of what looks exactly like this gadget (without the peeler) on Amazon said that she wished she had known that you have to use at least 5 or 6 cloves before purchasing it.
Well I wouldn't have that complaint because I'm always using at least 5-6 cloves.
If I only had to chop up 1 or 2 it would honestly be easier to use a knife than to get this gadget out. But for the amount of garlic we use it's a real timesaver.
I bought one of these:
Amazon.com: Garlic Grater Set (garlic grater, silicone peeler, brush) - Ceramic, Green: Kitchen & Dining
...at the home and garden show last weekend. Haven't used it yet but am anxious to do so. The demonstrator sure made it look great! It came with the brush and the silicone sleeve to peel it with.
I have the original zyliss garlic press. It works perfectly and is pretty easy to clean. I use it all of the time. I never need to peel the cloves of garlic. Just pop them in the press.
They have improved on the original.
Amazon.com: Zyliss 12040 Jumbo Garlic Press with Cleaner: Kitchen & Dining
My garlic press sits in the drawer. I use the flat of the Chef's Knife to crush the clove. Once you do that the skin peels right off and the clove is broken open. Then I just cut it in half or quarters and brown it or whatever. Garlic does not need to be grated into food.