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Could there be a more whimsical way to chop or mince garlic? Simply insert a few peeled cloves in the top "trapdoor" of this little machine, close it, and roll the Zoom back and forth (with a little pressure) on the countertop. You can watch the stainless-steel blades inside doing their work through the clear body. When the chopping looks done to your specifications, open up the whole top half of the Zoom, remove the blade unit, and scrape out the garlic. Easy as pie, with no smelly hands to scrub. Another creative kitchen toy from the folks at Chef'n, the Garlic Zoom makes a great gift, gets kids involved in helping out, and is dishwasher-safe on the top rack. --Ann Bieri
Product Description
Thanks to the imaginative minds at Chef'n, chopping and mincing garlic just became fun. Remember the days when you would make the go fast noises while playing with your hot wheels? Well, fast forward to mincing garlic in your kitchen--grab the Garlic Zoom and relive your childhood. To use this whimsical gadget, simply fill with 1-2 peeled small to medium-sized garlic cloves through the top chamber. Next, roll the GarlicZoom around your kitchen counter (with a bit of pressure). Finally, open the second chamber, safely remove the blade and empty the garlic. Perfectly chopped garlic in seconds. Trust us, your hands will be grateful and your recipe will be perfect. The GarlicZoom has a stainless steel blade and is top rack dishwasher safe.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By K.S.
This little device is almost perfect. It's fun to use, and you control the size of chopped garlic you need. (If you're a serious chef and can mince garlic behind your back with your eyes shut, you probably don't need this device.)
The minor drawback is the clean up. There are two components to this little zoom; the garlic compartment and the rotating blade. You need to be careful not to hurt yourself when separating the two and removing your garlic. But, if you're patient in the kitchen (and not accident prone), that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for the super cool zoom, Chef'n!
The minor drawback is the clean up. There are two components to this little zoom; the garlic compartment and the rotating blade. You need to be careful not to hurt yourself when separating the two and removing your garlic. But, if you're patient in the kitchen (and not accident prone), that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for the super cool zoom, Chef'n!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Sean Harding
This is my favorite kitchen gadget in years. Seriously. I try not to buy too many gadgets, because they tend to just sit in the drawer taking up space once the novelty has worn off. But the Garlic Zoom was too interesting to pass up, and so far it has earned its space in the kitchen.
Before I had the Garlic Zoom, I had two realistic options when I wanted "minced" garlic: I could mince it by hand, which works great but is time consuming and messy (my hands would smell like garlic for hours), or shove it through a garlic press which is convenient but doesn't produce nearly as nice results. The Garlic Zoom gives me the best of both worlds. It's almost as quick and easy as the garlic press (the only minus is having to disassemble it to clean it), and the results are as good as mincing by hand (better, if I'm being honest).
If you cook with garlic a lot, the Garlic Zoom is worth picking up!
Before I had the Garlic Zoom, I had two realistic options when I wanted "minced" garlic: I could mince it by hand, which works great but is time consuming and messy (my hands would smell like garlic for hours), or shove it through a garlic press which is convenient but doesn't produce nearly as nice results. The Garlic Zoom gives me the best of both worlds. It's almost as quick and easy as the garlic press (the only minus is having to disassemble it to clean it), and the results are as good as mincing by hand (better, if I'm being honest).
If you cook with garlic a lot, the Garlic Zoom is worth picking up!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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You put smallish pieces of garlic clove in the top and wheel the device to and fro. A wheel drives rotating cutting blades. Pretty quickly the garlic is either cut or turned into a paste, depending on its moistness. You snap open the device, push out the debris and reload for another batch.
Another review mentioned clean-up. This is actually not bad, the device comes apart easily and the bits can be put in the dishwasher or soaked for a bit of a brushing out.
It takes quite a bit of downward pressure to get the wheel to grip and thus drive the cutting blades. It would be hard to use on some smooth cooktops, I use a wooden cutting board.
Another review mentioned clean-up. This is actually not bad, the device comes apart easily and the bits can be put in the dishwasher or soaked for a bit of a brushing out.
It takes quite a bit of downward pressure to get the wheel to grip and thus drive the cutting blades. It would be hard to use on some smooth cooktops, I use a wooden cutting board.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Stuff
This was deivered on time and it is a great bit of kit and health and safety considerations are evident
Published 1 month ago by alangrahamcaldwell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
I love this thing! I bought mine last year at Target (on clearance). I cook w/ garlic almost every single day. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M
1.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't Work for Me
This device might appeal to someone with poor knife skills who doesn't use much garlic and who would prefer not to touch it with their fingers while chopping. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Net Admin / Home Chef
3.0 out of 5 stars
Works OK, but has not replace my favorite garlic chopper
I love garlic, and I have more tools to chop and peel garlic than any other food. When I saw this chopper is looked like fun and I had to get it. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ali Julia
5.0 out of 5 stars
How can you not like this?
How many times have I stood there extruding garlic out of a garlic press thinking: there has got to be a better way to do this. Read more
Published 16 months ago by heyfromtx
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great product!
I've had mine for about a year and a half now and I love it. Saves you from tedious mincing with a knife, but leave the garlic in nicer chunks than a garlic press. Read more
Published 17 months ago by lsanders
5.0 out of 5 stars
My little Helper
Such a cool little gadget Love Love it !! It is easy to use and really dices the garlic to perfection
Published 20 months ago by Judy Hausler
1.0 out of 5 stars
don't waste your money!
Hard to use, only a small amount of garlic fits (one clove or it jams)
Hard to clean
Hard to get the d**n garlic out, that's after using it! Read more
Hard to clean
Hard to get the d**n garlic out, that's after using it! Read more
Published 20 months ago by Fantasticalice Alice
1.0 out of 5 stars
Another useless Garlic something or other.
Learn to use a knife to chop anything. It will cost you only the time to learn, to sharpen the knife as you should. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Albert Reingewirtz
4.0 out of 5 stars
Just what I've been looking for!
I love garlic, and although I'm not morally opposed to the pre-minced kind in jars, I've found that it just doesn't taste half as good. Read more
Published on March 13, 2011 by Badseed1980
