Why get excited about a garlic press? Well for one I love garlic. I refuse to use the pre-ground stuff, maybe I would use the shelled cloves packed in olive oil. There’s just something about the aroma of fresh crushed garlic. I’ve gone through my share of presses, most of them just cheapo ones that you get at the super market. The ones in the bins at Williams and Sonoma or Crate and Barrel just didn’t seem any better or really worth the price. They all work fine, but are a pain to clean and you always have some left over garlic in the press.
No more. I was at TAGS hardware a few weeks ago to get can opener for my Mom (that’s another story) and made the mistake of looking around some more. If you haven’t been to TAGS you might put yourself in danger if you, like myself, have a weak spot for kitchen wear(especially gadgets). They have a very good hardware department in the basement (found a great hard drill there a few years ago, everybody else had the crappy ones). Looking around I say IT. The garlic press from Roesle, a thing of beauty. $35! Then I looked closer. It is extremely well constructed and machined all of stainless steel. But what sold me was that the grate part of the press was hinged and swung out for easy clean (no build in “punch” like the Oxo version). It’s heavy, enough that you could inflict damage.
When I first tried it out the garlic pieces just burst out of the press. Inside? Just husk, nothing you would want to use. I didn’t even bother to peal the clove. If you use garlic find see out this press, it is the best I have seen on the market. From the looks of it, it will last years.
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