Best garlic press

Looking for the next best garlic press? Good thinking. Essential to any good cook's repertoire, a quality garlic press can take your home cooking up a notch. Whether you're working away at a spicy curry, making your own pasta sauce, or churning a special butter, garlic is an ingredient that really brings a meal together. Of course, slicing garlic with a knife can be tedious work, not to mention a little annoying – especially when your hands smell of garlic for days on end. And that's where the garlic press comes in. Simply squeezing the garlic for you, the garlic press saves you time and effort.

Now, the scary question: where to start!? Firstly, relax. We're here to help. With so many options out there to choose from, finding the right product for you can be a little daunting. So, to make your search that little bit easier, we've picked out some of the best garlic presses money can buy. Our personal favorite, the OXO Good Grips Soft-Handled Garlic Press, is sturdy and ergonomic, designed with the user in mind. To learn more about this, plus some other great choices, read on.

OXO is a top brand for kitchen accessories, and they've maintained that lead for thirty years. Their die-cast zinc garlic press is our best overall, thanks to its sturdy construction and ergonomically designed soft-grip handle. The gridded hole pattern inside the garlic chamber makes for an efficient squeeze, and you can flip the press over to eject garlic peels. Best of all, the OXO Good Grips Soft-Handled Garlic Press holds multiple cloves at once because who *actually* cooks anything with only one clove of garlic, anyway?

For less than half the cost of our best overall, we couldn't let the ORBLUE Premium Garlic Press go unnoticed. It's manufactured with stainless steel, making it dishwasher safe and rustproof. ORBLUE also includes a peeler-rocker tube for hands-free peeling, and a small-bristled brush is included for cleaning any stuck bits in the press grid. A nice touch is that this particular garlic press is strong enough to crush fresh ginger root, which tends to be more fibrous.

Easily extract those pesky clove skins post-crush with the ZYLISS Susi 3 Garlic Press. Coated cast aluminum construction makes this press lightweight but comfortable in hand. Cooks will be pleased to find that its capacious hopper easily accommodates 2 to 3 large cloves, crushable with just a single squeeze. It's also designed with a silicone cleaner brush nestled inside its handle, meant to tease any stubborn scraps of garlic out of the press while you wash it.

Mezzaluna choppers are prized in Italy for their ability to speed up prep time, so Vantic took that knowledge to design their Vantic Garlic Press Rocker. Simply grab the plastic handle and rock it like a see-saw to mince garlic in a flash. It takes minimal effort to use, which makes it a smart choice for those with smaller hands or a weaker grip. Vantic includes a peeler tube for the clove skins and a scraper to get every bit of garlic into your dinner, not your cutting board.

It might be small, but it sure packs a punch. The Mempedont Garlic Press Mincer has a unique circular design, which helps to ensure a more concentrated force on the garlic. Essentially, more paste, less waste. Plus, thanks to the included roller tube, you can peel the garlic in just seconds. Made from high-quality stainless steel and zinc alloy, the press is near enough indestructible, so you can expect plenty of years' use from this little beauty. Oh, and cleaning is a breeze: just take the liner out of the press, give it a brush (yep, brush included!) and rinse with water. 

Bottom line

So, we don't mean to press you – yes, pun intended – but have you made your mind up? If not, don't sweat it. We've neatly summarised our top picks below.

Our all-time winner, the OXO Good Grips Soft-Handled Garlic Press is strong and ergonomic, and quite frankly, ideal for garlic lovers –  for us, one clove is never enough. Can't part with too much but won't skimp on quality? Buy the ORBLUE Premium Garlic Press. Need something that does the job all in one? The ZYLISS Susi 3 Garlic Press features an in-built cleaner and is oh-so efficient. Have your heart set on a mezzaluna-style press? The Vantic Garlic Press Rocker is the gold standard. Finally, for something small but mighty, try the Mempedont Garlic Press Mincer.

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