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A garlic press is a kitchen utensil designed to crush garlic cloves efficiently by forcing them through a grid of small holes, usually with some type of piston. Many garlic presses also have a device with a matching grid of blunt pins to clean out the holes. Garlic presses present a convenient alternative to mincing garlic with a knife, especially because a clove of garlic can be passed through a sturdy press without even removing its peel. The peel remains in the press while the garlic is extruded out. Some sourcesFor example, the also claim that pressing with the peel on makes cleaning the press easier. Garlic crushed by a press is generally believed to have a different flavor from minced garlic; since more cell walls are broken, more of garlic's strong flavor compounds are liberated. A few sources prefer the flavor of pressed garlic. Raw-foods chef Renée Underkoffler says "a good garlic press makes dealing with garlic a clean pleasure. Pressed garlic has a lighter, more delicate flavor than minced garlic because it excludes the bitter center stem." p. 179. The magazine ''Cook's Illustrated'' says "a good garlic press can break down cloves more finely and evenly than an average cook using a knife, which means better distribution of garlic flavor throughout any given dish."Wu, Sandra. "Notes from Readers", ''Cook's Illustrated'', Sept. & Oct. 2006 p. 3. On the other hand, some chefs say garlic crushed in a press has an inferior flavor compared to other forms of garlic. For instance, chef Anthony Bourdain calls garlic presses "abominations" and advises "''don't'' put it through a press. I don't know what that junk is that squeezes out of the end of those things, but it ain't garlic." p. 81. The British cookery writer Elizabeth David once wrote an essay titled 'Garlic Presses are Utterly Useless'; p. 51. Alton Brown has expressed suspicion about them on account of their having only one function (being 'unitask'). ''Cook's Illustrated'' lists some additional uses for a garlic press, such as mashing other small items (including olives, capers, anchovies, and canned chipotles) or pressing out small quantities of onion or shallot juice.
[edit] About Garlic Press
A garlic press is a kitchen device that allows one to crush a whole clove of garlic in a single motion. It renders the clove even more finely crushed than if minced with a knife. Cloves can be placed in the press whole with skin on to save even more time, although it may require a bit more pressure. Other uses include crushing ginger, which can be done if the ginger is cut into rounds.
Tip: Be sure to wash your garlic press immediately after use; if any remaining garlic is allowed to dry, the holes can become blocked. If this happens, soak in a mug of warm water for 5 minutes, and poke out the garlic with a toothpick.
Recipes With Garlic Press
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