Zyliss Jumbo Garlic Press with Cleaner
by Zyliss
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Zyliss Jumbo Garlic Press with Cleaner
Customer Review: Nice press!
Summary: 5 Stars
I use my press often, it work very well. It looks nice and it works even better!
Highly recommend this product.
Customer Review: Like the size of the garlic pieces
Summary: 4 Stars
I find it difficult to squeeze the mincer because of arthritis in my hands. I use my counter or a cutting board to give me leverage. I do like though how well it minces the garlic and how easy it is to clean with the extra tool provided. Customer Review: Nice, but not the best
Summary: 3 Stars
After reading Cook's Illustrated's recommendation of this press, I was all set to love this press and tried several times to change my mind, but I just didn't. Instead, I bought a Calphalon garlic press that I think is a much better one.
Pros of Zyliss:
(1)It does press most of the garlic out. Slightly more if the cloves are prepeeled.
(2)It can press a few cloves at once.
(3)It comes with an attached cleaner, which is hard to lose.
Cons:
(1) It is hard to squeeze multiple cloves, especially if the cloves are unpeeled.
(2) If you want to press multiple batches, you have to clean out the peels from the previous batch before proceeding.
(3) You do need to use the cleaner (or a bamboo skewer or other pointy device) to get the smashed peels out of the hopper.
(4)If the cloves are unpeeled, the garlic left behind is particularly tough to clean out because the holes are slighly recessed on the inside of the hopper. It is difficult to get anything in there that is effective at scrubbing the garlic out.
The Calphalon garlic press has built in spikes on the plunger. It pokes through the garlic skins and makes it easier to press the garlic. The skins stick to the spikes so when you open it back up, you just peel off the skins and move on to the next batch (or leave them, add more garlic to the hopper and keep pressing.) It doesn't allow garlic to squeeze up past the plunger. However, IF you decide to peel the garlic first, it does leave more behind than the Zyliss and it is then harder to clean the remaining garlic off the spikes. (Unpeeled, both the Calphalon and Zyliss leave a similar amount behind.) Not being willing to do any more work than is required, I simply solve that problem by not peeling first. A toothbrush works great to clean off anything stuck in the spikes. The only other down side to the Calphalon is that the hopper is a bit smaller (normal size as opposed to Zyliss' oversized hopper), so you may need to do multiple batches if you are pressing a lot of garlic. But it is easy and in the end, less time consuming to use and clean than the Zyliss.
Customer Review: Nice.
Summary: 5 Stars
I killed my OXO garlic press dead. The perforated area just broke away one day in mid press. I've only had this one for a few months, so I'm not sure about the long time durability of it. However, it presses the garlic just fine, is easier to clean, and most importantly, does not hold stagnant dishwater in the handles like the old OXO. It does everything a garlic press should do, and with style. Unlike some other presses and ricers I've had in the past, the handle is comfortable and the motion is easy. Buy it. Customer Review: Complete waste of money!
Summary: 1 Stars
I am an able-bodied cook with decently strong hands. I have been using garlic presses for 14 years. I couldn't get a single piece of garlic, peeled or unpeeled to mince through this thing. I asked my husband, with stronger hands, to give it a try and he was able to make it happen with considerable force. After a week of frustration and sore hands, I gave it to my five-year-old son to have. He would probably rate it at three or four stars because he thinks it is a great toy and it does a superb job of shooting play-doh through the holes. In my experience, when buying a garlic press you should buy one that has prongs that grasp the garlic while pushing it through the holes. In my opinion, this is definitely not a good garlic press. The best garlic press I have ever owned was from Ikea. It finally just broke and I miss it dearly. It's almost worth driving four hours to get another!