There are a few ingredients that merit an entire category of unitaskers all to themselves, and garlic is one of them. We've talked about the RoyalVKB Garlic Crusher, the Garlic E Zee Dice, and Garlic Twist.
Today's installment! The Chef'N Garlic Zoom chopper - is it a toy, or a sharp utensil?
Apparently you fill this little device with peeled garlic cloves, then roll it. The stainless steel blades chop peeled garlic cloves into chunks, ready for cooking. Your hands will be clean(er) (presumably you already peeled the cloves anyway, unless you're lazy like us and buy pre-peeled garlic) and less smelly.
We do like the little wheels; they're remind us of those Hot Wheels cars that rev themselves up when you drag them back across the floor, then zoom forward when you let go. We are picturing zooming garlic wheels all over our kitchen floor.
As fun as this would undoubtedly be, however, we are dubious about the cleaning aspect.
They do say the blade is removable for for easy cleaning, and it's top rack dishwasher safe. They also tell us to use "small to medium cloves," and only one or two at a time. Eh - what's your verdict on this garlic unitasker?
• Buy the Chef'N Garlic Zoom Chopper at The Kitchen Outlet for $9.99
More on garlic
• The Celluloid Pantry: Garlic Prep and Goodfellas (1990)
• Survey: How Do You Prep Your Garlic?
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Eh. If you have to peel it, you might as well go ahead and chop it up with the knife you probably already have out, anyway.
view Joan A.'s profile
Though it would be a good way to buy yourself some time if you had a little kid who really wanted to help you in the kitchen. You could peel the garlic, and then move on to other tasks while the kid zoomed around for 5 or 10 minutes, chopping the garlic.
view Joan A.'s profile
I'd be a little scared the kid would open up the device and get ahold of the blades.
view brittanykate's profile
It woul take all day if you need alot of garlic. i never use less then 3 cloves in anything( don't ask about my pasta sauce:))
I seems like it takes more time then a quick chop or is that just me. i do like the idea of the kids helping as long as they understood the concept of it's sharp inside.
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view luv2cook's profile
I don't see what's so difficult about peeling or chopping garlic.
view Melissa A.'s profile
I wouldn't spare the precious drawer space. I just smash the bejeezus out of my garlic with the flat side of my knife blade.
view OneWallKitchen's profile
Agree with brittanykate, this is a strange pairing of cute toy/dangerous blades, what kid could resist investigating how it works? I'd probably manage to hurt myself.
view Kate (NC)'s profile