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Default Garlic presses

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:46:53 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>cybercat wrote:
>> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Corey Richardson" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> 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've not touched a garlic press since I found out how easy it is to
>>> just smash and chop. IMO, it gives better flavor than the stuff
>>> through a press. Faster too, once you learn how.

>>
>> I use a large meat tenderizer, mallet-style. I use the flat side and
>> crush then dice finely. Someone gave me a garlic press and I used it
>> once, which is as many times as I ever want to clean a garlic press.

>
>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.
>
>kili


I don't do the washing-up ;-)