Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
Customer Review: Easy to squeeze & clean
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this after reading review by Cooks Illustrated. It was much easier to squeeze than many that I've owned. My previous garlic press had a plastic cleaning tool that fit into the little holes and pushed out the garlic still remaining, but the press was starting to discolor and pit after being in the dishwasher a number of times. This Kuhn Rikon doesn't have the discoloration problem because it's stainless steel and it cleans pretty easily because the part with the holes swings out (but not completely removable so it won't get lost) and since the surface is so slick (I supposed because it's stainless) the remaining garlic is easily removed, and easily fits in dishwasher. The hopper is a little smaller than I'd like, but still adequate, and a small bit of garlic did ooze out of the side during use. It worked well with both peeled and unpeeled garlic. The Cooks review claimed the pressed garlic would be finely minced, not smushed, but my garlic came out partially smushed. It's a bit expensive, but its stainless steel construction and ease of use are significant factors (as my "squeeze strength" has diminished with age)so I would purchase it again.Customer Review: Great gift idea
Summary: 5 Stars
I evaluated this Press and the K.R. Easy-Squeeze before making my purchase. Although I ended up choosing the Easy Squeeze (a little short on cash that week), it wasn't an 'easy' decision because I really liked the Epicurean.
The Epicurean is absolutely beautiful in person- much better than it looks online. I admired that (I'm in the design industry) as well as the 'heft' of the product (feels like when you hold a very well balanced Chef's knife in your hands).
I am very happy with the Easy Squeeze, but if/when anything happens to it, the Epicurean is my replacement.
Also, I believe that the Epicurean would make a great gift for those who are serious cooks or those that appreciate great industrial design (or design in general). And if a person likes both cooling and design, it's a sure hit!
PS - the mechanism to press the garlic appears to be the same one used in the K.R. Easy Squeeze Press, and so I can say (after using it several times a week for the last 2 months) that it is very easy to clean and TOTALLY presses out a huge amount of garlic (where does it all come from?!)
Enjoy.
Customer Review: A must-have for a fabulous kitchen + your health
Summary: 5 Stars
I needed a garlic crusher because Dr. Perricone said that you have to crush raw garlic or very finely chop it to get certain important health benefits from it. I did not like wasting 10 or 20 minutes chopping & crushing garlic by hand! I have more important things to do! So I got this garlic crusher. It's very beautiful, and a must have if you want really nice things for your kitchen. It makes crushing garlic very easy & quick. The hard part is removing all the garlic from the crusher when you're cleaning it. The garlic sticks very hard even to polished stainless steel and takes a couple of minutes to get it all off. But I'm not blaming the crusher. That couldn't be helped. They did make it possible to flip out the grate to make it easier to clean. This crusher has a clever mechanical design. It's very sophisticated and nice. I won't try to describe it. You'll have to see it. The whole crusher is 100% stainless steel, which I like very much. I'm glad I didn't get a cheap, junky crusher. I plan on putting fresh crushed garlic on lots of foods every day, and this makes it very easy and fun to do.
Customer Review: Incredibly easy to use and clean.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've owned garlic presses before, but they were so fiddly to clean and produced such uneven quality of "mince" that I just used a chef's knife to do my own. The problem there is that while I'm a very good cook, I'm not a pro, and my hand-minced garlic wasn't the best. But Cook's Illustrated recommended this press, so I gave it a try. This is hands down the best garlic press I've ever seen. The whole thing assembles and comes apart with just a hinge to keep it all connected, so pressing the garlic is a breeze. More importantly, thanks to its foldout design, cleaning up is an even easier breeze. You can get your garlic pressed and the thing cleaned and back on its rack in less than a minute. The garlic you get out of it is consistently "minced" -- it looks minced, not just crushed to bits, and it's of a consistent size and shape so it cooks up just right. I'm using a lot more garlic these days! If you're on the fence about a press, let me be the first to encourage you to get this one above any other. This is as essential a gadget to a non-professional cook as a good kitchen knife.Customer Review: THE BEST! ***** 5 STARS! *****
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this Kuhn Rikon garlic press several years ago from my local Le Gourmet Chef outlet store. My inlaws thought I was nuts for paying $50+ for this garlic press. I was sick and tired of going through cheap garlic presses having them break and fall apart so I finally bit the bullet and purchased this one. It is by far worth every penny I spent on it! I love it! It is a nice, solid, heavy garlic press. You won't be disappointed in the least. I highly recommend it. If you're unsure about spending this much on a garlic press let me be the first to tell you that it really will last years! I use mine regularly and it is still as perfect as the day I purchased it. To wash it I pop it in the top rack of my dishwasher (put the handles in the open position so that the entire thing gets washed). Another plus to this press is that the piece of metal where the clove touches & presses through flips up so that you just wipe off the leftover clove (unlike other presses where you have to dig out the leftover clove). I HIGHLY recoomend this press & would rate it higher stars if I could.