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Subject: Re: Hmm... a crazy thought. Using ginger in a garlic press. Posted on: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 13:42:18 +0000 (UTC)

On Feb 8, 7:34=A0am, Kalmia wrote:
> On Feb 8, 12:12=A0am, "Curt Nelson" wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hi everybody:
>
> > I realize that all "real chefs" hate garlic presses, but for me they do=
have
> > their time and place and my latest musing isn't about this, which has l=
ikely
> > been dissected here ad nauseam.
>
> > I'm wondering if a garlic press can be used effectively with ginger.
>
> > What plopped this notion into my head was watching an old America's Tes=
t
> > Kitchen episode on teriyaki, where they use a microplane on the ginger =
and
> > then continue to use it on some garlic. My beef is that ATK has been a
> > leading proponent of garlic presses for a decade now, and in this episo=
de
> > they seem to abandon the concept to the peril of their fingernails.
>
> > Shocking, I know. A television cooking show flip-flopping on their gosp=
el
> > like a United States Senator, what are the chances?
>
> > Anyway, I've watched enough cooking segments to know bullshit when I se=
e it
> > and I'm planning on trying ginger in my Zyliss garlic press for lunch o=
n
> > Monday.
>
> > If anyone here has tried this, please let me know. I'll get back to you=
soon
> > with my results.
>
> > Hasta,
> > Curt Nelson
>
> Good luck. =A0My zyliss didn't do the trick. =A0Better to work with a fin=
e
> grater.

I use my Zyliss to crush jalapenos as well as garlic, but I lost the
little plastic unclogger thingie some time ago. Been to cheap to buy
another.

--Bryan

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