{"product_id":"gripcrush-garlic-squeezer","title":"Crush Garlic Squeezer","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eIs a squeezer the right tool for how you cook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is one version of this, so the only decision is whether pressing garlic suits your kitchen or whether you are a chopping-board loyalist.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two produce genuinely different results, and neither is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eThis is for you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes, get the squeezer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou cook on weeknights, garlic goes in almost everything, and you would use more of it if it did not mean getting the board and knife out and then scrubbing the smell off both. Also anyone whose hands do not enjoy fine knife work.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProbably not\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want visible slices of garlic in the pan, or you cook the kind of dishes where garlic should brown in distinct pieces rather than melt into the oil. A press gives you paste, not slices.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMost people who own both still reach for the squeezer on a Tuesday and the knife on a Sunday.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eThe real objection: cleaning it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery garlic press anyone has ever abandoned was abandoned because of the holes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Dried garlic in a press is cement, and the fix is entirely about timing rather than effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks well with\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003ePeeled or unpeeled garlic cloves, ginger in small pieces, shallot segments, rinsing under a hot tap straight after use, a stiff brush through the holes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLeaving it on the counter to dry out, forcing several large cloves in at once, using it as a nutcracker, letting it soak overnight in a sink of cold water\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eSequence that actually works: press, tip the pulp into the pan, then rinse it under the hot tap before you do anything else. Ten seconds while the oil is heating. The step everybody skips is that immediate rinse, and it is the entire difference between a tool you use nightly and a tool that lives at the back of the drawer with fossilised garlic in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eGarlic goes from clove to pan in the time it takes the oil to heat.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason home cooking gets under-garlicked is friction. Peeling and finely chopping three cloves takes a board, a knife, a rinse, and then the smell stays on your fingers through dinner and into the next morning. So you use one clove instead of three, or you use the jar of grey paste from the fridge door and wonder why the sauce tastes flat. A squeezer removes every step in that chain except the pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Crush Garlic Squeezer in use\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/4_341304e6-58af-4567-bc1e-5d7fa0bf0819.jpg?v=4503764735%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCrushing and chopping are not the same thing, and that is the point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you slice a clove, you rupture relatively few cells. When you crush one, you rupture nearly all of them, and the compounds that make garlic taste like garlic are only released when those cells break. That is why a pressed clove smells three times stronger than a sliced one from the same bulb. In practise it means you get more flavour from less garlic, and it disperses through a sauce evenly instead of sitting in identifiable lumps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mechanism matters too. Pressing works on leverage: the handles multiply the force from your grip so the clove gives way rather than your hand. That is the difference between a tool that works for someone with strong hands and one that works for everyone in the house, including whoever is doing the cooking with a glass of wine in the other hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSingle version, no options to choose\u003c\/strong\u003e — one squeezer, one job, and no decision to get wrong at checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandles that give you leverage\u003c\/strong\u003e — you press with your grip, not with your whole forearm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerforated chamber\u003c\/strong\u003e — the pulp comes through in a soft mince ready for the pan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrawer-sized\u003c\/strong\u003e — it goes in with the utensils rather than needing counter space of its own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Crush Garlic Squeezer close-up of the perforated chamber\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/6_8c5572fe-4469-42d9-afeb-84a3df5e1176.jpg?v=4503764735%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Crush Garlic Squeezer\u003c\/strong\u003e — single version, nothing to configure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLever-action handles\u003c\/strong\u003e so the clove gives way instead of your grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerforated pressing chamber\u003c\/strong\u003e that pushes garlic through as a fine mince\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMore flavour per clove\u003c\/strong\u003e than chopping, because crushing ruptures far more of the cells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso handles\u003c\/strong\u003e small pieces of ginger and shallot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo board, no knife, no garlic smell\u003c\/strong\u003e on your fingertips the next morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRinse straight after use\u003c\/strong\u003e under a hot tap — this is the one habit that keeps it working\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStores in a utensil drawer\u003c\/strong\u003e, no counter space required\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upperhouseliving","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53893244977446,"sku":"CF673001","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/2_ab92299a-c9a6-49d7-8ee9-747929c53e51.jpg?v=1789687290","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/gripcrush-garlic-squeezer","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}