Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
Customer Review: The best I own and a pleasure to use.
Summary: 5 Stars
I just went into my kitchen and counted. I have eight garlic presses. This is not because I have a fetish for these handy items; it is just that I cannot resist trying something new all of the time. I must say though, that of all the presses (some of them were quite expensive), this Kuhn is by far the best. The consistency of the garlic once pressed is absolutely perfect and uniform. Now I never press unpeeled cloves, but after reading the other reviews, this press can handle them. I also have use mine with ginger and olives (I make a killer paste). This press is perfect. I have small hands, powerful, but small, and I have no problems handling this what so ever. It is easy to clean which is a big plus for me. I use garlic in a vast number of dishes I prepare and I do a lot on entertaining. This little gem has seen me through a lot. I cannot see how you could go wrong. I forget what I paid for mine, but I do know it was a lot more than what is being offered here...this is a good buy. I do love this press.Customer Review: I think it's worth it.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a lot of money compared to most everything else out there. I had an Oxo and various others in my life. I saw the review for this in Cook's Illustrated, but the price seemed high. I finally gave in after a year of having this on my wishlist. Now I know why it's worth it.
It minces like that, it cleans like that (just rinse, garlic's a natural anti-microbial), it makes you want to eat more garlic, make garlic bread every night, make garlic butter, make garlic oil, stir fry garlic add some cilantro right at the end just to wilt, and put it on fish, meat, chicken, pork, veggies, even cereal. I've never had such fresh breathe.
It does a great job on ginger, all the tough fibers are left on the press, add that to your stir fry.
This thing looks built to last, my rivets are solid, there's no stamping, things got welded together it seems. I think this thing will last at least a couple generations. That's why I think it's worth it. Plus it's super sexy.
Customer Review: If you love garlic, you owe this to yourself -
Summary: 5 Stars
We used to have three Zyliss garlic presses, and had no complaints about them until I saw this beauty on special in the Gold Box and had to have it. Once I held this smooth, weighty tool in my hands, the others looked cheap, their finish worn from years in the dishwasher, their capacity to hold a plump clove of garlic like trying to fit an NBA center into a MiniCooper - and they went straight to the trash. The larger capacity actually allows me to press two cloves of garlic at once, and works just as well on a 1" chunk of ginger. A real time-saver, and exceptionally easy to clean, since the components swing away from the handle for easy access. No digging out with tip of a knife. The handful of reviewers who had a bad experience are clearly the exception here - they should have returned their units for replacement or requested a refund if they used Amex. If you love garlic, you owe yourself this excellent tool. And if you have epicurean friends, gift them - they'll be forever grateful.Customer Review: Just OK
Summary: 3 Stars
We bought this item after seeing the review on America's Test Kitchen. We noticed, as they did, that the finish on our Zyliss press (which we love) was flaking off. The price seemed a little high, but it looked like a solid piece of equipment that would last for years.
The build quality of the Kuhn Rikon seems great - this is one heavy duty garlic press. It is super easy to clean - both in between cloves and once you're all done. As with the Zyliss, you can press garlic without peeling the wrapper off.
All that being said, I'm not going to be keeping this one. It does not press as nicely as the Zyliss - the garlic goes everywhere. I've also pinched the palm my hand in it a few times when squeezing too hard (to compensate for the poor pressing). It hurts bad!
After using many different garlic presses, I can say that this is better than most, but I'll be going back to the Zyliss - even if I have to replace it every few years.
Customer Review: Durable design for strong hands
Summary: 4 Stars
I have owned countless garlic presses that have ended up broken within one year of use. All of my broken presses share a design similar to the Zyliss presses (among others). These presses boast a simple, traditional press design and the best ones have a good fit and finish.
But, in each case, I have ended up breaking out the perforated press area. When reading reviews for both the Rosle and Kuhn Rikon presses, I noticed a fundamentally different design, with a much stronger design for the perforated press area. On inspection, you find the Kuhn Rikon press offers a much stronger steel material for the perforated press area than many other presses offer. This is possible due to the ingenious double-swivel design.
I can give the design 4 stars as I have not used the press for more than two months. So far, so good and I would give it five stars once I see this press perform for over one year.