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Garlic PressGarlic Is A "Wonder Herb"
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Maybe I should have listed a Garlic Press as an essential kitchen utensil rather than as an option.
Why? Two reasons, really. First, although garlic is a culinary herb, it is more and more apparent that it provides medicinal benefits.
Scientists are now recognizing garlic as playing an important role in reducing cholesterol, lowering blood pressure and in thinning the blood. It also fights bacteria like an antibiotic.
Second, perhaps because garlic has been receiving such favorable reports, people are using it more and more frequently in their cooking. Fresh garlic makes such a huge difference.
Check these cookbooks out to see what I mean. Both cookbooks carry "5 Star" recommendations and I concur, having just tried several recipes from the
"Garlic Lover's Cookbook."
I used to always mince small amounts of garlic with my
santoku knife
and for larger amounts I'd use my
chef's knife.
For me it was an easy task, but one of my chefs convinced me to try a "press," a cooking tool to mince garlic. I love it!
I can press several garlic cloves at the same time with very little effort. It has a built-in cleaner that removes the garlic remains very well. It is made of zinc and stainless steel but the handles are padded for comfort and maintaining a good grip.
If you use garlic a lot in your cooking or if you have a hard time using a knife to mince garlic, you really would benefit by having a quality
garlic tool.
The other press that people seem to like very much is the
Zyliss Susi Press.
The best press is the Kuhn Rikon Press.
Here is an online resource so you can read more about this time-saving tool. Press On!
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I hope you found this information interesting and will find it useful in your cooking endeavors. Cooking with garlic and using a garlic press in that effort is really a good idea.
Donna
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