100% OXO Good Grips. What the garlic-press haters are missing is that if you wash it immediately after using it, the garlic comes out so easily that you don't even have to use soap or a sponge.

I use a Chinese cleaver. Give it a solid whack with the flat of the blade, pile the cloves up, then give it a quick chop to reduce it to the desired size. Including washing up a garlic press, I reckon I'm quicker than the gadget. The trick is to really smash it with the side of the knife - it does most of the work instantly, and stops it flying all over the kitchen.

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Yeah plus once I started just crushing the garlic cloves before mincing the process got twice as fast.

Was gonna say, the flat of a knife blade, then a good chippity chop.

If im only grating one or two small cloves? Absolutely, much easier to clean.

But if you're mashing several cloves for a marinade or something thag requires a lot of garlic then a garlic press is the way to go.

Worth the effort cleaning, which, if you do it right away and not let the garlic dry out its actually not that hard under hot running water.

I second this! It’s the only one I use and I regularly gift it to friends

Yes this one is great. Joseph also do a plastic version, but no surprises it broke. Stick with the all- metal one.

I have an older version of the OXO press, been using for well over 10 years and it has never let me down

OXO good grips stuff is fantastic!!

I second the OXO Good Grips one!

Prior to this one, I had the OXO softworks garlic press. It worked just fine, I had no complaints and it lasted a long time. However, for several dollars more, the Good Grips version is far superior (IMO)!

I second a Rosle garlic press. Well made and easy to clean.

Old guy here. I have an earlier Rösle model without the scraper. My wife and I went through a bunch of others over the years and never found one we especially liked. Then we bought the Rösle ten or fifteen years ago and that was that. Easy to use, easy to clean, easy to store and still looks great. Our kids can fight over it after we’re gone.

I bought myself that one for Christmas. It's a perfect little machine and I've never had one that cleans so easily.

It sparks joy.

Agreed. I’ve had mine 10 years and it performs like new every time. Easy to clean too.

This garlic press is legit amazing. Love how simple and effective it is compared to the average ones with that removable “cup.”

It feels like it’s built like a tank, and it’s super easy to drop in the dishwasher.

I second the twisting press - this is the one I got from Amazon - NexTrend Garlic Twister 4th Gen - Multifunctional Garlic/Ginger/Herb/Nuts, Garlic Press Kitchen Mincer and Grinder. It's better than a press IMHO.

Nothing works better than the flat side of a knife. I have a big Chinese cleaver thats great for doing multiple cloves at once. I always trim the root and top first and they pop right out of the skins. A heavy pestle and morter makes light work of the peeled cloves but I mostly just use a knife to roughly chop and then put it flat to the board and use my palm to smear it against the board. Be careful not to slice your hand open though...

Of course you peel it, and I hope we all know that, but still the garlic press gets full of unpressable stuff

If you're only trying to smash a couple cloves, the palm of your hand works just fine as well.

Which one?

1. https://www.roesle.com/en/garlic-press-with-scraper/

2. https://www.roesle.com/en/garlic-press-18-cm-71-in/

I got one after going through several presses and so far so good. it's not as easy to use as a garlic press but still pretty easy. I especially like that it gets ALL the garlic and doesn't leave pieces inside the press.

For cleaning, do you use the dishwasher or prefer to wash by hand?

I read that this is stainless and dishwasher safe, but was wondering how well it cleaned up in the dishwasher.

Brave! You are right that it works well, but for for people like me with jitter hands, this combo is a little scary.

I don’t really ever think to use a garlic press, but my spouse wanted one. I bought the OXO one based upon ATK’s review and have been very happy with it. I still rarely use it, but when I do I think it better than any other I have used or seen used and it is also easy to clean.

I bought one on recommendations here, used it only a couple times and I hate it. I don't find it easy to clean out easy to press. I went back to mincing with a knife. Is there a trick to it?

Edit: nevermind, I just looked back at the one I bought, and it's not the oxo I thought I bought. I'm gonna get the oxo now and try it.

The OXO and Joseph garlic presses are the best I've ever used. Superior build quality, no garlic leaks out, both have in built methods to scrape any remaining garlic out of the chamber.

The IKEA one is utterly mediocre, not sure what the other commenters are seeing in it, other than the fact it is cheap and readily available, and people upvote what they own.

I use the micro plane for garlic sometimes too, but I hate that you can never get the last little nub without either grating you fingertips off, or getting a knife out anyway.

I used to hate chopping garlic until I got a two-piece garlic press. It makes everything so much easier. Don't need to dirty a cutting board or knife. Take the handle of too scrape the it out. I can't believe these things aren't more popular!

https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Easy-Press-Garlic-Integrated-Scraping/dp/B00DS3JWFU/ref=sr\_1\_2?crid=DOIDN33DZN3Z&keywords=joseph+joseph+easy+press+garlic+press&qid=1643388746&sprefix=joseph+joseph+easy+press+garlic+press%2Caps%2C55&sr=8-2

Agreed. The age of the garlic matters a lot too. If you can get fresh juicy garlic it smashes much more easily.

this is how my mom cooks with garlic so growing up that's how i learned to do it too, she'd throw in the peel too and we learn to lick them clean. same with any whole spices. same fussing about with opening cardamom pods or carefully peeling ginger is for the ballless

I got one of these when I purchased my house in 2011. Its really easy to clean, you can press the garlic without peeling. It makes me happy after so many shit garlic presses.

I second this. It's pricey, but it will last a lifetime.

I bought one of these years ago and never bonded with it and don't find it that easy to clean. What am I doing wrong?

My Thai girlfriend usually throws cloves of garlic in a granite mortar and pestle. Pounds them a bit and then pulls off the skin. Then she pounds them some more as needed. Seems to work well and cleanup is easy.

yes I came here to scream about this: THIS IS THE GREATEST GARLIC PRESS OF ALL TIME. OF ALL TIME.

+1 for the all metal version of the garlic rocker. This replaced my garlic press. Easier and faster to clean and takes up less drawer space than the typical garlic press. Given that it's essentially a curved piece of stainless steel, I don't foresee how it wouldn't last a lifetime. Maybe it would bend or break with enough downward force exerted on it, but it shouldn't take much effort to crush garlic. I always hand wash mine so not sure if dishwashing impacts its durability in any way.

We constantly gift this to people now. So, so much easier to clean than a press

It's definitely not faster or easier. I just throw my press in the dishwasher.

That being said, it comes down to the recipe. If you crush garlic early you're going to lose all flavor as it cooks out.

But if you crush it into a dressing or later in a cooked dish, it's way better!

What? Using a garlic press is easily 10x faster and easier than finely mincing garlic

I prefer a microplane.

This one looks like the garlic kind of goes everywhere from the video

cleaver, slap, pull out the peel, chop, scoop. If you are doing more than one or two the knife is faster.

that's impressing

I'm pro potato ricer and anti-garlic press. I only use my potato ricer a few times a year, but it does make the smoothest, most heavenly mashed potatoes. I have no use for a garlic press.

Well i Googled it and y.. I never tried a ricer so i can't form a real opinion. i have a regular masher.

i assume for grouping up the sides you use a knife?

Yes it is not a war against them. I'm just curious

Ooooh I must research this. That sounds like it solves a lot of pain points as far as garlic presses go

Oh nice!!! I like that it comes with a peeler too. Thank you!

Werk love them (edit to add: in general)!!! Thank you!!

Thank you!! I’d love to try out the slap and slide lol. Hearing a fair amount of IKEA so I’ll have to check that out too!