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From: bobm@hp-pcd.UUCP (bobm)
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Subject: Re: Garlic presses
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Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 13:17:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  7 13:17:00 1985
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Nf-From: hpcvlo!bobm    Oct  7 09:17:00 1985


>  I recently saw a garlic press (a plastic tube with a threaded screw
>  at one end, and a "strainer" on the other end (bunch of holes)).  Is this
>  contraption any good?

I bought the same gizmo because it looked "neat." I was disappointed with it,
though. The holes are too small to allow passage of the juice after one clove
or so. The thing clogs up pretty easily, unless you chop the cloves into
small pieces to start with. The best press is still a heavy metal one. I have 
one that is "self-cleaning," meaning that it has little spikes that can be
forced backwards through the press holes to clear out the pulp. Works like a
charm.

						Bob May
						hp-pcd!bobm