Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
Customer Review: Garlic in anything in 10 seconds
Summary: 5 Stars
Love garlic. Hate mashing, mincing, making paste. I would say I put garlic in about twice as much stuff, now. As easy as powdered garlic. Leave the peel on and press multiple cloves at once. Don't be mislead if you leave the skin on, you have to clean between pressings or the holes get clogged. Lot of money, but very sturdy construction. Will last a long time. Also, cleans in seconds. hopper folds out and opens up so it rinses clean very easily.
My last garlic press was seldom used, took too long to clean, took multiple presses as garlic oozed out around the plunger. It was such a pain, I chose to smash and mince with a chef's knife (tedious and leaves you fingers smelling like raw garlic), rather than wrestle with that thing. This press gets practically all of the goods in the dish you are preparing, just papery skin remains.
Customer Review: Amazing, amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
This garlic press is AMAZING! First, it's incredibly effortless to use, it crushed the garlic with very little pressure. Using my last garlic press was practically a workout. Second, the minced garlic that comes out is beautiful and not a soggy, mushy mess. Third, it's incredibly easy to clean. The part with the holes lifts up, so all you have to do is to rub it with a brush for a couple of seconds and it's done. Finally, if you're lazy and don't want to clean out the leftover fiber after you crush each clove, you don't have to with this press. It still does a great job. In fact, you supposedly don't even need to clean the garlic before you crush it. you can put it right in. I haven't tried this because I don't remember not to clean it, but I am pretty sure that it will work. this is a truly excellent purchase and well worth the extra bucks.Customer Review: So easy a 4 yr old can operate it!
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, before I selected this garlic press for my b-day gift I read all the reviews.
1) Complaint about no instructions- If you need instructions to operate a garlic press you probably should put it back down and walk away from the kitchen. Garlic presses are self explanatory and like all garlic presses you put the garlic in between the part w/ the holes and the flat surface that closes to "press" said holes.
2) small hands- This press works great with my small hands and my 4 year old son can almost work it w/out any difficulty. So, it is easy enough for a 4 yr old to use.
I love my new press. I have yet to verify it presses ginger but I will know in a couple of days. If there are any problems I will let you know. Just please don't put too much worry in those 2 complaints I have addressed above.
Customer Review: No more tasteless jar garlic
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a garlic press many years ago which didn't work at all. All the garlic would squish back out the back and it was hard to clean. I assumed that all presses were the same so I never tried again. Then I saw America's Test Kitchen using this press and decided to give a garlic press another chance. I am really glad that I did! Fresh garlic is so much better than the stuff from the jar, and now I put garlic in everything. I have larger hands so it is very easy for me to press the handles together. I bought this press for my mother for mother's day to test it out before I bought mine. She has smaller hands and said that it was a little harder for her to press the handles together but she was very pleased with the results and ease of cleaning it. It is very easy to clean because the inner pieces swing out. I highly recommend this press.Customer Review: One cool garlic press, $40? why not?
Summary: 5 Stars
I was getting tired of hand chopping garlic. It's that simple! I come from a culinary tradition that just doesn't use garlic presses. My aunt, a true gourmet cook, wouldn't ALLOW such a crass tool in her kitchen.
That said, I came across a review in Cook's Magazine that had a review of several garlic presses. The Kuhn Rikon was at the top of the list! I figured if I was going to destroy a perfectly good clove of garlic (according to auntie) I should do it in style. At $40 it is a pretty tool, feels good in the hand, is easy to clean and if you peel the cloves,you can run quite a few pieces through the press without cleaning in between squeezes. What more could you ask for?
In retrospect I might have bought #2 or #3 in the review for a few less bucks, but for a little more money I have a good story to tell.