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Calling all cooks..; cool kitchen tool
Topic Started: Mar 6 2010, 11:57 AM (424 Views)
Mikhailoh
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I needed a garlic press for my bachelor pad in AA, so I hied myself to Bed Bath and Beyond, where I found this.

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It has two compartments, one traditional one that mashes it up, and another one that slices it really clean into nice thin uniform slices. The slicer leaves the press totally clean.. no waste. I'll be bringing this one home for sure. Love it.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=13724768
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schindler
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Looks interesting, Mik. If you're into fancy-shmancy kitchen gadgetry. :P

Oh, btw, those recipes that you posted the other day on the real food thread looked so good that I showed them to my wife. Turns out that she has met Jacques Pepin (actually, she has worked with his assistant, Jean-Claude.) He and Julia Child were co-founders of her grad program. Who knew?
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Mikhailoh
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That's very cool. No, I don't like fancy-schmancy. I like simple stuff that works. A good knife. A cast iron skillet. A good garlic press, a great lemon zester. If you have to plug it in it isn't cooking.
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kenny
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I hate one-purpose kitchen gadgets that clutter my drawers and are hard to wash.

This here kitchen gadget does a zillion things. Posted Image
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One gadget we do like -- the olive/cherry pitter.
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This lends itself to a parody thread in very poor taste.
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I haven't found a garlic press that didn't frustrate me. I may have to pick one of these up!
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Mikhailoh
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I like the slices better. They cook slower and I think he flavor stays better. Pressing them can leave it a little bitter.
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kenny
Mar 6 2010, 10:29 PM
I hate one-purpose kitchen gadgets that clutter my drawers and are hard to wash.

This here kitchen gadget does a zillion things. Posted Image
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ditto.

I once had a similar looking garlic press (didn't do the slicing thing though), and I spent way more time cleaning it out after using it, than I would have spent using the good ol' knife and cutting board method.

I do the smash with the side of the knife thing to remove the peel. I think I learned that from Monsieur Pépin. :)

very cool that your wife met him, schindler.
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jon-nyc
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Awesome, I slice garlic all the time and its a real PITA.
In my defense, I was left unsupervised.
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jon-nyc
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Re the 'one purpose clutter' argument, I'm quite sympathetic, but garlic is such a staple it shows up in our dinner at least 5 nights a week. So this is one gadget that would earn its 10 cubic inches of drawer space - especially since I'd toss the garlic press I have.
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We just got something like this.

http://www.surlatable.com/product/id/124979.do?mr:trackingCode=7E62AEDC-D781-DE11-B7F3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA
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Red Rice
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This is even better than a chef's knife as an all-purpose gadget:

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Does the usual rock and slice, but smashes garlic cloves and tenderizes meat much better than the chef's knife can. Cuts through meat and bone better. Better than a pizza slicer for pizza, and you can even use it as a spatula.
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apple
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you just rock the back of the chef's knife over and across the peeled clove.. sliced in 10 seconds and knife is out anyway.
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Mikhailoh
Mar 7 2010, 05:17 AM
I like the slices better. They cook slower and I think he flavor stays better. Pressing them can leave it a little bitter.
I agree. I find myself foregoing the press for that reason, and because I hate cleaning it. This looks pretty cool.
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I agree garlic presses are a pain to clean, seems more hassle than just chopping it. And you get so much garlicky smell on your fingers picking the peel out. Although you cant chop it into 'minced' like a garlic press can.

I find garlic in garlic presses is like socks in the dryer. Where'd it go? All thats left inside is the peel, but only a few shards came splattering out the other end. Where's all my garlic? :shrug:
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