I was a total Garlic addict but after loosing my sense of smell in a
motoring accident I have discovered that Garlic is almost tasteless!
Most of the seeming taste seems to come from the smell.
--
Dave Croft
Warrington
http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
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"notbob" > wrote in message ...
> On 2008-08-15, Corey Richardson > wrote:
>> If anyone's looking for a replacement Garlic press, I can thoroughly
>> recommend a Zyliss. In the past I've bought cheap ones and they've
>> lasted at most a year, but the Zyliss is still going strong over 10
>> years later.
>
> I see a lot of new model garlic presses from zyliss and others. They are so
> cool and chic. Curved handles, modern designs, colors, etc. Mostly, they
> look like the same old junk in new shapes, nothing more. And the prices!
>
> You want a good hard-working garlic press that kicks ass and is easy to use?
> The handles are quite long giving excellent leverage. Three or four cloves
> is no problem for this plain jane press. No separate parts. No special
> hole cleaning thingies. Just good ol' well designed garlic crushing power
> at a reasonable price.
>
> http://www.greenfeet.com/itemdesc.as...005-01496-0000
>
> From my previous post on this press:
>
> "This sucker is built! The ad says it's 7" long, but it's really 7-1/2"
> long. This gives the user a lot of leverage, making crushing effortless.
> The press cup is 1-1/2" dia x 1-1/2" deep. It's also a 3-piece articulated
> press. NEVER buy a 2-piece press. 2-piece presses have insufficient
> leverage. I'm confident this'll be the last press you buy."
>
> I've tried a few others since. This one still whups ass!
>
>
> nb