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> Hi rfc'ers,
>
> I want to buy a garlic press for a good friend who has never owned a
> decent one, but I don't know which one to buy. I've been thinking of
> getting him either a Zyliss or a Pampered Chef press, but wanted to ask
> the experts on this group which of these (if not another) is best.
>
> And just to head off any comments of "garlic presses are useless, just
> smash the cloves with a knive and etc. etc. etc.", I am quite a fan of
> garlic and often use it chopped/sliced/crushed (and even whole & raw,
> the garlic-method of choice in NW China), but my friend is not as much
> of an afficionado as I am. He's actually a pretty decent chef,

He may be a pretty decent cook, but he isn't a chef. I have had very good
use out of my Zyliss and have no problem recommending it.

Charlie