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In article >,
says...
> "kilikini" > news:g86lnu$hhj$1
> @news.datemas.de: in rec.food.cooking
>
> > That was my same feeling for a garlic press - cleaning out those little
> > holes was a PITA! I'll just smack the garlic and dice it, thank you.
>
> Yep. Same here. I figure if I ever have something come up that I actually
> need smooshed garlic I can use the trusty old mortar&pestle. Nothing like
> that has happened in at least the last 20 years so I'll continue to smash
> and chop. Just like Julia taught me to
>
> Michael
>
>

Indeed, a mortar and pestle works wonderfully for smashing garlic before
the chop. But if I really want to extract out all that garlic flavor
I'll thrown in a dash of coarse salt and grind away.