Norpro Garlic Press and Slicer with Cleaning Tool

This Norpro garlic press does two jobs. It has two compartments, one that crushes a clove into a paste for dressings and marinades, and one that cuts it into thin, even slices with the same squeeze.

Sliced garlic browns evenly in oil for a pan sauce or a pasta aglio e olio, and it keeps its shape in a stir-fry, where crushed garlic would burn. Crushed garlic disappears into a vinaigrette or a rub. With one press, you choose the texture for the dish without reaching for a knife and a cutting board.

A cleaning tool comes with it to push out skins and pulp left in the holes, which is the part of using a garlic press that cooks dread. For other quick prep jobs, see the Norpro Grip-EZ jalapeno corer and the Core It tomato corer. Mix a garlic-heavy dressing in the silicone measure, stir and pour cup and whisk it with the mini whisk-aerator.