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Equipment Review
Sure, you can mince garlic with a knife, but a good garlic press makes the job faster and easier.
Last Updated Jan. 30, 2023. Appears in America's Test Kitchen TV Season 8: Italian-American Classics
We recently tested four additional garlic presses. We can’t fully recommend any of them. The Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press remains our winner.
The Quick Version
A great garlic press promises to make quick work of mincing garlic. Our winner is the Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press and has been for years. It minces evenly and efficiently and is comfortable to hold and easy to clean.
What You Need to Know
A garlic press is meant to be a convenient alternative to a chef’s knife, giving you minced garlic in seconds—no knife skills required. This small everyday tool is usually quite simple: The traditional design consists of a hopper or perforated basket that holds garlic cloves, a plunger that presses garlic through the perforations, and a lever mechanism or handles that force the plunger down on the cloves.
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