favourite garlic press [General]
2009 Jul 24
I swear by this one:
www.garlictwist.com/
It's also really good for crushing herbs. If not that, my mother swears by Henkel's garlic press.
www.garlictwist.com/
It's also really good for crushing herbs. If not that, my mother swears by Henkel's garlic press.
2009 Jul 24
Kitchenhog - By far the worlds best garlic press (lol, IMO) has got to be the one made by Pampered Chef. Over my lifetime I've owned a variety of presses, and they all fall apart. This press, is heavy duty, easy to clean (with or without the attached tool). I have read somewhere that it is one of PC's top sellers... and I can see why. It is one of the kitchen gadgets that I own that I wouldn't trade.
2009 Jul 24
Snoopy Loopy - Although one could certainly smoosh / mash their garlic with a good wack against the back of the blade of a knife (or other implement), some folks (myself included) like their garlic minced down to as small as possible... Althogh I love the flavouring of garlic, I don't like finding recognizable bits in my meal (especially if I didn't find them on my plate, and have unfortunately bitten into one).
So to answer your question, I think it is for a more subtle flavouring.
So to answer your question, I think it is for a more subtle flavouring.
2009 Jul 24
Another reason for the garlic press is that it really releases the oils in the garlic cloves in a way that mincing doesn't do.
And it's exactly this reason I swear by my twisting thing-a-ma-jig. Or, the microplane is also quite handy.
A garlic press is nothing more than a torturing device used by humans on helpless garlic cloves.
Why am I reminded of The Arrogant Worms?
And it's exactly this reason I swear by my twisting thing-a-ma-jig. Or, the microplane is also quite handy.
A garlic press is nothing more than a torturing device used by humans on helpless garlic cloves.
Why am I reminded of The Arrogant Worms?
2009 Jul 27
i have the pampered chef press as well. i use it... but it totally destroys the garlic. i also have a rasp. both are good if you don't want to have any bits of garlic in your food - you just get garlic mush.
i will slice, dice, mince, crush my cloves, it all depends on what i am after in a recipe. i happen to love garlic and love seeing it in my food. my husband slices cloves and just sticks the slices in his meat for cooking.
i will slice, dice, mince, crush my cloves, it all depends on what i am after in a recipe. i happen to love garlic and love seeing it in my food. my husband slices cloves and just sticks the slices in his meat for cooking.
2009 Jul 27
If you are worried about the smell on your hands without using a garlic press, just rub your hands on your stainless steel kitchen faucet - works miracles. Or if you really like garlic, just lick your hand. (now I have to watch out for the etiquette police from the other thread!)
Lost/broke my garlic press, very few times I would use it -but sometimes it is nice to get it really really fine.
Lost/broke my garlic press, very few times I would use it -but sometimes it is nice to get it really really fine.
Kitchenhog