Some people prefer a knife but I absolutely love my garlic press.

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Product Description

Never peel garlic again! Use the Susi 2 to maximize extraction of garlic bits and juice, leaving only the papery skin behind. A generous-sized bowl accommodates even fat garlic cloves. No fuss, no muss, no smelly hands and dishwasher safe.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4932 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: METAL
• Brand: Zyliss
• Model: 12080
• Dimensions: 6.50" h x 1.00" w x 2.50" l, 1.00 pounds

Features

• Sleek design stores easily in kitchen drawer
• Custom nodules on plunger get the full flavor from every clove
• Generous-sized bowl accommodates even fat garlic cloves
• No peeling necessary, place garlic clove, peelings and all, in bowl and squeeze
• Dishwasher safe

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Customer Reviews

Thrilled and diappointed.
I have had this on my wishlist for sometime and finally bought one. Let me tell you what I like about it and what I am disappointed with. This little baby does a fabulous job with the garlic. I just pop in one to three unpeeled garlic cloves (depending on their size)and squeeze. Instantly I have my garlic pressed, minus the peel. The peel is easily removed from the "bowl" of the press. However, here is the down and disappointing side. This model of Zyliss press does NOT have a cleaning tool with it. If I had realized that, I would not have purchased it. Do you realize how long it takes to pick the garlic out of all the little holes!!!! Please, Zyliss people, make a cleaning tool for this model!!! Tell me where to get it. Otherwise, this is going to end up in the giveaway bin at my house.

I never thought I'd find a better garlic press than my original susi
I saw the susi 2 in a store about a month ago. Always a sucker for Zyliss, I bought one. My original susi was quite old, and starting to show signs of age. A few minutes ago, I finally had an occassion to press some garlic, and I am impressed. It was faster and easier. Not just easier to press, but easier to get the peels out of too. I'm about to embark on a personal crusade to preach the joys of this new device to all people I know, regardless of if they cook or not.

Excellent
Once upon a time I used a garlic press that seemed to work and it never occurred to me that there was much difference between them, or even that there were different presses out there. Then I acquired a different Zyliss garlic press for about six years, and I really liked it, until one day it snapped as I tried to press some garlic with the skin still on. (Some manufacturers (including Zyliss) say you can do this with their garlic presses, but now, I think I'll just pass on that. But that was a great garlic press.)

I then purchased a Pyrex garlic press (no, it wasn't made from glass), thinking it looked well made, and how bad could it be? But I was very surprised to discover it simply did not work--the handles would meet before much of the garlic had been pressed through the holes. I really couldn't understand why anyone would make such a thing, but there it is.

So I then decided I'd stop fooling around and get myself another decent garlic press, and went through some obsessive review-reading, and finally settled on this one. It works, and it works well. Put in the garlic, press, and virtually all of the garlic comes right out through the holes.

A few issues for those who are looking for the perfect garlic press:

This is made of aluminum. If you're concerned about Alzheimer's, look for a steel press. Also, being aluminum, it may not be quite as durable as steel, although it seems plenty tough. (Yes, I've read about the coating coming off. We'll see. If that happens I may try to scrape off the rest of the coating.)

It doesn't take much effort. But if you really have difficulty squeezing--arthritis, perhaps--there may be one out there that takes a wee bit less effort.

I really don't get the "hard to clean" business. Really, I don't. I've been using garlic presses for many years, almost daily. When you're done, you rinse it under the tap and stick your finger in there, scrape a little, and it's clean. If it isn't, do it a little more. This one is no different from any other I've ever used. If you need a garlic press with its own cleaner, look elsewhere--and then be sure to keep an eye on it and carefully store it with the press, day after day, year after year, so you don't have to clean with your finger. (My previous Zyliss came with a plastic cleaning tool. I misplaced it within a week or two and never missed it.) I would never choose a garlic press by whether it comes with its own cleaner, but it takes all kinds.

This model holds one large or two medium cloves, not three or four, so if you want to press several big cloves at once, I believe Zyliss makes a larger one you might prefer.

UPDATE:

One year later, the coating has come off the perforated inner surface of the press. Otherwise, no problems. Works great! Even though I once broke a garlic press by squeezing cloves with the skin on, I've been doing that with this one. Works just fine.