Garlic Zoom

I admit that I love kitchen gadgets. I’ve probably tried them all, and they all end up in the bottom of the kitchen drawer, buried until I go through and dump all those I don’t use.

I’ve had several garlic presses, including the expensive ones. But, I don’t like to use them for several reasons, mostly that the garlic is pressed and not chopped, and it’s a real pain to clean.

I was out at Bed Bath and Beyond and saw the Garlic Zoom and figured it was just another toy to end up in the bottom drawer. But … something called to me, and I went back a few days later to look at it more carefully, and ended up buying one.

The Garlic Zoom is a nifty little garlic chopper that won’t smoosh the garlic. It looks like a little toy car with wheels! You open up the plastic top compartment and drop in your garlic gloves, then simply roll it back and forth. Inside there is are blades that rotate when you roll the Garlic Zoom around.

Open it up, turn it upside down and dump out the perfectly chopped garlic, and that’s it. Cleanup is pretty easy as the blades are on a round piece of plastic that comes out for easy cleanup. The blades are very sharp so be careful.

The Garlic Zoom is small enough to fit into a kitchen drawer which I like and is a cinch to clean. You don’t get garlic all over your hands, either. You can toss it in the dishwasher if you wish as well.

I plan to buy these for people when I need holiday gifts, as I think the Garlic Zoom is a perfect little gizmo for someone who cooks.

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