VanticGarlic Press Rocker - Stainless Steel Garlic Crusher, Mincer and Chopper with Peeler & Scraper, Easy Kitchen Gadget for Effortless Smashing

After several different garlic presses over decades, many of which are hard to use and hard to clean, we tried this style. It is a winner! The tube does actually remove the garlic skin. The press is quick and super easy to clean, though it will probably not work for you if you have poor hand strength.

Love it. Takes a little time & repeated use to get used to it after using a hand one but wouldn't go back to the old one.

TL;DR This is a handy device as long as you use it a certain way to reduce cleanup, are willing to prep your garlic more than product suggests for consistent results, keep all these separate parts together in your kitchen, and need to process at least a few cloves but much less than what you’d use a food processor for.First off, it works much better than the garlic presses (that extrudes into paste-like minced pieces) that I’ve owned. I can go through garlic without having to re-feed it like I had to with my previous presses.==If you like that chunky paste-like consistency, this won’t be the device for you as the holes are large enough to make “near fine” chopped pieces.Now this device isn’t perfect. I haven’t nailed a pattern yet but I’ve had difficulty for some garlic cloves to be “chopped” with the rocker. Whether it’s due to a clove size, shape, age, outer skin toughness/moisture level, “smoothness” or a combination of those, it just mushes it and spreads out under the rocker instead of pushed through the holes.==To have better overall results, before using the rocker, slice the clove in half lengthwise. Using the rocker on the sliced side seems to give the holes a better grip as it gets pressed through. It isn’t what the video shows, but either they enhanced the “grip” of those cloves (maybe by making skin deep cuts) or they had “perfect cloves” for the device demo. Whatever the case, not all cloves will work perfectly with this device and may need one extra step if that’s the case. My first point still stands even with the extra slice step.Now for my major gripes:==Cleaning it still is a pain even with the brush. More often than not, I have to use the back end to pop the pieces out of the holes. Even with the sink spray nozzle, I usually can’t force all the pieces out. (Watery mess all over the sink though) To minimize clean up, I have to be accurate and go through all the garlic I need with as little of the rocker as possible. Basically, whatever time this rocker saves from manually chopping a few cloves easily goes into cleaning it. * A previous garlic press I owned had a grid of cylinders to push garlic out of the holes and cleans itself quite efficiently. Wish this rocker had something like that. With this in mind, there is a tipping point where using a food processor is more efficient and cleans easier.==This device pretty much requires all the other parts to function and be maintained efficiently but doesn’t have a way to keep them together. Sure the garlic “blade” can be substituted with the back of your knife but that brush/pick is needed to clean it. So if you lose it, you’ll have to keep toothpicks and maybe a toothbrush handy.Be sure to consider your general needs and whether the benefits outweigh the detriments before buying.

It's smaller than I thought, but that was my fault for not reading the description. HOWEVER, it works perfectly and the added bonus of the cleaning brush, scraper, and peeler were very much appreciated! Seems sturdy and much easier to use than a traditional press. Just make sure to make a rocking motion so that it works correctly!

I still have to work a little bit hard to get the skin off the garlic

Such a good deal: The garlic crusher, a garlic peeler, a scraper, and a brush. What's not to love?

I gave it several tries. Some garlic smushes thru the holes, but most is left under the device. I tried the rocking motion suggested, but once the holes are full, nothing more happens. I cook with a lot of garlic and get far better results with my trusty chef's knife so I think I'm going to return this one. It needs to be sharper so that it really works. The garlic peeler (green sleeve ) is super flimsy. I have much better ones on hand.

Works just as is should. Good quality.