Garlic Press European Chef Heavy Duty No Need to Peel Easy Clean Good Grip Large Capacity

Decided to try out another garlic press after breaking my last one and getting tired of smashing cloves in a plastic bag and having the good stuff squirt out the blown seams of the bag. I typically like the OXO brand of kitchen tools but decided to give the Rowav a shot after another reviewer's comments. They stressed how the Rowav handles didn't flex when they started squeezing garlic through it. That's how my last press went in the garbage - a stress-fractured handle.The Rowav is a nice, molded aluminum device with a heavy clear anodize finish. The press is comprised of three parts, the two handle components and a pivoting plunger attached to the top handle. This allows a more uniform pressure to be applied across the garlic cloves. The grill/grate/apertures that the garlic passes through are fine enough to give a nice "mushy" consistency to the garlic. They don't seem to clog very easily. A small plastic cleaning tool is included to help you push chunks out of the apertures. It seems to work well, but I wonder how quickly it will get lost in my kitchen tool drawer...Although I've only used the press once so far, I AM impressed. I don't just crush one garlic clove at a time; I fill it up with 2-4 large cloves and have at it and it's withstood my gorilla-like torture without any noticeable flexing.

This is a great garlic press. It's well built, easy to use, and easy to clean. I've got another, cheaper press from elsewhere that can't compare. The cheaper one is *so hard* to squeeze, and this one is a cinch. The basket is easy to clean with the included tool. If I were to find niggles, sometimes a bit of the garlic gets squeezed up the sides of the basket around the press. Also, the cleaning tool is a separate plastic piece, and is therefore prone to being lost in your drawer of utensils. But those are really minor complaints when compared to how wonderfully this press works. I can easily recommend it.

I use a garlic press daily, I have owned lots of models and currently have three in rotation depending on the job to be done.This garlic press is well made with a good volume for the cylinder, the right balance of hole number and size, and well as the right leverage for pressing. The plunger moves out of the way well for loading and unloading. Getting all those right is surprisingly rare.The critical flaw is that the cylinder is not a cylinder. When compressing something, the walls of the cylinder have to be parallel and the same diameter as the plunger or piston. Unfortunately, this fundamental design principle was missed. The chamber is tapered, so garlic squeezes out the sides of the plunger. You can reduce the problem by only loading a little bit, and therefore only using the bottom of the chamber where the clearance is tighter.So close! I hope they offer the same design but with the chamber an actual cylinder!

One of the best garlic presses we have sed to date. Few moving pieces. Solid construction. Room for large cloves. Easy to clean with the little plastic piece. We had a Pampered Chef press years ago that functioned very well. This is every bit as good and slightly larger. We love it. There is peace in the kitchen again after 2 -3 presses that didn't work as advertised and made cooking a chore.

It works as it should but the hinge is too loose for my liking and there’s more play than there should be. However, it is strong and a little larger than I expected so more can be done at once. It comes with a small plastic piece that cleans out the small holes which is a huge plus because it’s a pain to get all the garlic out.

If you are working out at the gym every day....this might be fine....it is sooooo hard to use. Dummy me...I thought it would be great because of high price. I am angry at the maker of this piece of S... and at me!

After having spent my money on a new press for cheaper value, I quickly learned I messsd up. I took a chance with this product and hit a home run. It is sturdy, fully compressed all of the clove, and does not produce non-edible skin thru it mesh. When pressing it, it will not hurt your palm because of how it is shaped. Very sturdy and does not flex when pressed so would say it is worthy of professional or high usage.

We've only had this press for a couple days but we really like the design of it. We used a Pampered Chef press for years that we really liked but it broke recently. The Pampered Chef press had a floating press mechanism that works really well. This one has the same design, which I highly recommend. We had purchased a stainless steel press off Amazon prior to this one and didn't care for it's design at all. The press mechanism was part of the handle and it was also too small so garlic came up around the sides. This one does not have that problem. Some reviews have commented on the finish wearing off, we intend to take care of it and hopefully that won't happen, as the design and function of this is very good.