On Feb 8, 7:34*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Feb 8, 12:12*am, "Curt Nelson" > wrote:
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> > Hi everybody:
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> > I realize that all "real chefs" hate garlic presses, but for me they do have
> > their time and place and my latest musing isn't about this, which has likely
> > been dissected here ad nauseam.
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> > I'm wondering if a garlic press can be used effectively with ginger.
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> > What plopped this notion into my head was watching an old America's Test
> > Kitchen episode on teriyaki, where they use a microplane on the ginger and
> > then continue to use it on some garlic. My beef is that ATK has been a
> > leading proponent of garlic presses for a decade now, and in this episode
> > they seem to abandon the concept to the peril of their fingernails.
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> > Shocking, I know. A television cooking show flip-flopping on their gospel
> > like a United States Senator, what are the chances?
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> > Anyway, I've watched enough cooking segments to know bullshit when I see it
> > and I'm planning on trying ginger in my Zyliss garlic press for lunch on
> > Monday.
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> > If anyone here has tried this, please let me know. I'll get back to you soon
> > with my results.
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> > Hasta,
> > Curt Nelson
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> Good luck. *My zyliss didn't do the trick. *Better to work with a fine
> grater.

I use my Zyliss to crush jalapenos as well as garlic, but I lost the
little plastic unclogger thingie some time ago. Been to cheap to buy
another.

--Bryan