OXO's die-cast zinc garlic press has soft, comfortable handles, making it effortless to use. The design behind all Good Grips products is rooted in accessibility, so every generation of cook can use these OXO tools. From small hands to arthritic joints, this garlic press works for all. OXO Steel Garlic Press: With smaller holes on the screen, the mince from this press was repulsively pungent. The smaller holesclogged easily and were hard to clean.

We love that it can push garlic through with only one squeeze of the handles. It’s also spacious enough to crush several cloves of garlic all at once. This Zyliss Susi 3 Garlic Press gets points for being lightweight at just 5.12 ounces, 3but we still needed to use both hands to exert more grip strength to crush large cloves of garlic. Bear in mind, you’ll need to ensure the metal crusher lines up in the hopper properly before bringing the two pieces together to crush the garlic. Type: There are many options when it comes to the sort of garlic presses available. You can choose from: Orblue Garlic Press: A deep but small-capacity hopper meant garlic was smashed into the hinges and skins were tough to remove.Strong and sturdy, the OXO Good Grips Garlic Press can handle multiple cloves at once. Even when the press is full, all it takes is a simple squeeze to crush the garlic into fine pieces. One downside of this garlic press however, was that it required the strength of two hands to crush the garlic cloves. Plus, it needed to be pressed down pretty hard during the squeeze to get the pulp out.

Good Grips garlic press. I use it every day. It has a neat wee doofer that helps get rid of the gunge. All other garlic presses are [rubbish].” Badgertadger This Joseph Joseph Helix Garlic Press Mincer was our best garlic press for those with a weak grip, making it fun to use. It has a unique design that allows for a twisting motion to crush the garlic in the hopper. Simply take the skin off first, then add the garlic to the hopper before aligning the other handle on top. (Dots on each handle show you where to line it up.) Then using two hands, simply twist the pieces towards each other, and use a spoon to scrape the crushed garlic off the bottom. Alternatively, you could use the end of the spoon handle to get the remaining garlic out of the hopper, or a tiny spoon to get the crushed garlic out.The Dreamfarm Garject Garlic Press was fun to use, and the best garlic press if you don’t want to touch garlic. Particularly, seeing how all the components worked together was impressive, and made us want to crush more garlic. Considering all the components that go into this garlic press, we were surprised that it was easy to clean. While it was simple to rinse clean, we did need a scrub brush to get a few more pieces of garlic pulp out of the hopper. However, if you don’t wish to hand wash, this garlic press is also dishwasher safe.

The product is easy to use, which means it’s ideal for everyone, especially those who have arthritis. You can also use the Garlic Twist to finely cut and mince other ingredients, such as ginger and shallots. It creates minimal fuss when it comes to mincing several cloves of garlic, as you don’t need to keep opening up the jaws of the press for each clove (like you do with traditional pressers). Budget: Finding a garlic press that suits your budget is one thing to consider. But remember it might be more cost-effective to spend a little extra on a well-designed presser rather than buying a cheap one that might break after only a couple of uses.Not only is the Garlic Twist easy to use, but it’s also easy to clean. You can leave it to soak in warm soapy water, rinse off any garlic residue and then leave it to dry. Or you can place it in the dishwasher. Pros The designers at Zyliss included a cleaning tool that can be used to remove the leftover skin with one end by poking it into the hopper, and using the teeth on the other end to remove any leftover garlic. Out of all the garlic presses we tested, we found this to be one of the best cleaning tools that came with a garlic press. A minor caveat is that this press did smell faintly of garlic after being cleaned, but that could be because it’s aluminum. The built-in hole cleaner means that the Oxo Good Grips Garlic Press is easy to clean. All you need to do is flip the handles over to clean out any garlic residue. The removable press cage makes for easy cleaning too. And best of all, it’s dishwasher-safe. Pros