- Press whole cloves of unpeeled garlic quickly
- Handy detachable plastic cleaner
- Aluminum construction
- Dishwasher-safe
- Made in Switzerland
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Zyliss, the Swiss maker of quality kitchen accessories, has refined the garlic press into a streamlined kitchen tool. There's no need to tediously peel garlic before pressing any longer--just place the whole clove into the press and squeeze. The peelings remain in the receptacle and garlic bits and juice are pressed out. The press is easily cleaned with the accompanying cleaning tool, which is conveniently stored in the handle so it won't be misplaced. Just match up the cleaner pegs with the holes in the garlic press to remove remaining peelings. Also, its aluminum construction makes this item dishwasher-safe. --Pamela Zytnicki
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Zyliss pioneered the hinged garlic press over twenty years ago and has been perfecting its design ever since. This latest model has a section to hold two cloves of garlic at the ready. The plunger action neatly and efficiently presses unpeeled cloves through the face.
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123 of 123 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Zyliss sure can squish,
By Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (COMMUNITY FORUM 04) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
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This review is from: Zyliss Susi DeLuxe Garlic Press (Kitchen)
Normally I whack the garlic with a cleaver on a board and then give it a few half-hearted chops. But for soups and chilis and garlic spread, I like pressed garlic better. So I broke down and bought one of these presses based on the recommendation in Cook's Magazine. The novelty here is that you can pop the clove in whole with papery covering, and the press will squish out the mashed garlic. To clear the small holes, you use the companion blue plastic device. It has a cluster of prongs to push out the garlic caught in the holes. But I found I didn't have to use it much, because the teflon coating prevents sticking most of the time. I also found that a bamboo skewer was helpful for clearing the chamber of the husk, as a knife tip would scratch the coated surface. Did you know that the way you process the garlic affects the taste? Cutting garlic releases an enzyme, allinase which cleaves odorless allicin and releases sulphurous essences. If you want a mild garlic flavor, don't press it, but cook the garlic whole, boil it in milk, or roast it. Roasting carmellizes the natural sugars and makes garlic especially mild. But if you want to uh, kick up a notch or two of garlicky goodness, use the press.
59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
you need this one,
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This review is from: Zyliss Susi DeLuxe Garlic Press (Kitchen)
If you're looking at this item, get it. It's that good. I worked in a kitchen store for a few years and we sold a dozen kinds, but this was the answer to the words "garlic press" any time they were barked in our direction. It does peel the garlic. It is very easy to clean. It's clove to minced in as long as it takes for you to squeeze the handle. Sometimes I don't even need to use the cleaning piece (stores in the unit, lines up with the extraction holes and pushes excess out of them), just run it under some water. It won't break under normal use. It won't stop working. It'll last for a good, long while. You can get cheaper garlic presses, and if you maybe just want to use one once that likely won't work as well, a cheapo is fine--but this product does the job perfectly every time. Since I got my own Zyliss, the jars of minced garlic are lonely in my fridge--I never use them and I put fresh garlic in anything and everything--big time garlic lover, and this thing is the answer.
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Teflon-Coated Swiss Engineering,
By East Podunk (Boulder) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Zyliss Susi DeLuxe Garlic Press (Kitchen)
This is the best garlic press I've used (and there've been more than a few of 'em). I've owned mine for 4 years and had nary a problem. It's one of the few presses which doesn't allow the majority of the clove being pressed to ooze (or even better, squirt) around the press hammer (hmmm...seems like as good a term as any).The teflon coating makes clean-up a snap even if you don't wash the press immediately...just run hot water over it for a bit. DON'T use a knife or other sharp object which will scratch the finish. The plastic goring accessory is usually unnecessary and rarely simple to find in the bottomless pit of my tools drawer although it's royal blueness aids the search. I normally just use my finger in a soapy bath of some other soaking pot. Perhaps attaching it to the press in some manner (like the Brookstone which simply swivels directly into place). Zyliss creates quality products. I also love their parmesan cheese grater which I've owned for over 5 years. Well worth the few extra dollars, or Deutschmarks in my case.
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