Comments on: Revised Garlic Peeling Instructions

By: Adam Fields

Adam Fields — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:09:28 +0000

It would be interesting to do a side by side test and see if there’s any noticeable difference. Crushed garlic is inferior to minced because it releases more juice which burns and turns bitter quickly. The garlic twist doesn’t do that nearly as much, and I’d guess that the amount it does release is about equal to the amount you’ll get by smashing the clove first anyway.

By: jwsharrard

jwsharrard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:29:21 +0000

Except that a knife slices rather than tears. Sounds like one more drawer-cluttering gadget to me.

By: Adam Fields

Adam Fields — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:05:20 +0000

I like the Garlic Twist. It’s hard plastic so you can use it to smash the cloves apart, and it only takes a few turns to make a fairly uniform dice. Unlike a garlic press, it tears rather than smashes, so the end result is much closer to what you’d get if you minced it with a knife.