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From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Pressing Garlic
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Date: Tue, 12-Mar-85 19:01:36 EST
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> I have a very simple way of pressing garlic. I peel the clove, lay it on
> my cutting board (the side labelled "G") and WHACK it with the side of my
> cleaver. Scares the cats, sometimes sprays garlic all over the kitchen,
> but always presses the clove as much as I want. This flattened clove can
> then be chopped into tiny pieces or thrown in as is.
> 
> This system is much cheaper than stainless steel Williams-Sonoma pressers,
> and relieves aggression at the same time.
> 
> 	-- Charles

No need to WHACK the clove or to peel it. Give it a whack (which is a
small WHACK) and then remove the skin. Then just chop the clove really
fine, a sharp knife is all you need.

You don't need a press and you don't have to scare the cats.
-- 
			Marty Sasaki
			Havard University Science Center
			sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
			617-495-1270