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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:52 PM Original message |
garlic presses: indispensable kitchen implement or a tool of the devil? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. Tool of the devil. I hate garlic. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm kind of with Alton Brown on this one... |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yeah, pretty much what I think |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. I am with Bourdain on this. A good chef uses a heavy cleaver to smash it, right? |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. or even a chef's knife |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. Minced, crushed and pressed all have their place |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-14-11 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have one, but don't always use it |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
8. I just smash the cloves |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. I love garlic , but a garlic press is the DEVILS invention |
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fegi052li (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. couldn't agree more |
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Amerigo Vespucci (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. I prefer the press because.. |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's good for incorporating garlic into a smooth sauce. n/t |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. Smash and mince like everyone else has said. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. check out the video in post #3 |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I watched it, and that's certainly one way, |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Thanks |
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Ahpook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-15-11 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. I had one |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:36 AM Response to Original message |
16. I had no idea, either! Interesting discussion, I've done both, mostly mince it, |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
17. I have a garlic press but I more often mince my garlic with a knife |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
18. When I was young |
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TreasonousBastard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
19. I never listen to anything Bourdain has to say because... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. I have never, ever gotten garlic to come out like Play-Doh like that from a garlic press. I either |
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BrendaBrick (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
21. I use mine |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Hah! Me too. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Mine is my nut chopper. I put nuts in a freezer bag and pound on them. |
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