Chef’n GarlicZoom Garlic Chopper, XL, Green Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description Gallery Reviews

Nifty and Convenient!Good quality and very convenient for everyday use. It doesn’t seem practical if large amounts are needed, but it’s great when cooking

Hands-down the best purchase I’ve EVER made.LOVE LOVE LOVE! This tool has changed my life. I know that sounds dramatic, but it really has. I’ve spent years, at least 10 looking for an easier way to mince garlic. I hate chopping and mincing it, it’s small and awkward to do and so time consuming. The jarred minced just isn’t the same and doesn’t offer the right flavor. This led me to leaving out garlic in my recipes, not all the garlic, just one clove instead of three, etc.I’ve purchased every garlic press there is, from expensive ones, self cleaning ones, easy to use, all different shapes and sizes. None of them ever worked that well and were always a complete pain to clean, even the ‘self cleaning ones’. I was shopping in Amazon for a new press, chopper, something or anything to make chopping garlic easier for me so I can and want to use a good amount of garlic easily. I came across this little amazing thing. I’m SO glad I purchased this.This chopper is small and compact, fits perfectly in my drawer. It opens easily and fits one large clove or two smaller cloves in it at a time. You just roll this bad baby back and fourth until you are satisfied with the size of the garlic, open the top and dump into your recipe. I give it a little tap on the edge of the bowl and most of the garlic falls in. Whatever is left can usually just scraped out with a small dinner spoon. Once I’m done I just open the top and rinse with a drop of dish detergent inside, close it up shake it around, then rinse thoroughly. I put it the strainer to open to dry. About once a week I open it all the way after use, remove the blades and wash the inside with a soapy sponge. I find that it doesn’t really need to throughly washed with every use as long as you rinse with hot soapy water right away. I always peel my garlic before use so there isn’t any skin to get caught up inside the device. Others may feel differently and do a thorough wash every time, to each their own. I wouldn’t recommend putting it in the dishwasher, just because of the rubber on the wheels may be compromised and I’m positive that it would turn opaque or not as see-through after a few washes. I like to be able to cleaner see how big/small the garlic is.Pros:Extremely easy to useEasy to fill and remove chopped garlicChops very well and quicklyVery easy to cleanAffordableCons:The roller can be a bit hard to get going and jam-up a bit sometimesChops garlic in a rustic way, won’t do a tiny minceA lot of the garlic gets stuck at the top during rolling – see below on how to deal with thisHowever, none of cons should stop anyone from buying, just wanted to note them. For the difficult roller I will just put a towel down to give it more grip to start the rolling process, usually once I’m rolling it all good.The garlic being chopped in a rustic way is something I don’t mind, but maybe others will.For the garlic that sticks to the top while rolling I just gently tap the roller on my counter to knock it all down then start rolling again, problem solved.Lastly, a tip to getting the most garlic out with the first dump; I turn the unit upside down and give it a few gentle taps on a folded towel and most of the garlic will be in the top area that pops open, just open and dump. Make sure to be gently, I could see this cracking very easily.Buy this garlic chopper! You will not be disappointed. Hands-down the best purchase I’ve EVER made.

great timesaver when chopping garlicI cook with a lot of chopped garlic in my recipes – this little gadget not only saves time but eliminatesthe pungent smell from my fingers that comes with manually chopping garlic.

Chops like a champWorks great but if you have large cloves you need to cut into smaller chunks first. It’s a little hard to get sticky garlic pieces out but dose an awesome job chopping. Works great on fresh herbs also. I throw my garlic and cilantro in and chop both for my salsa

Wanted to love it:I was so excited to try this out because I use a lot of garlic in almost every recipe I have. This is just a cute little gizmo BUT it is too small in my opinion. I do have arthritis in both hands and think I would need one a wee bit larger. My real issue with it is that it is hard to get the garlic out of the tiny holder. You literally have to take your fingers and dig it out. It does work well as far as having sharp blades to chop the garlic but just hard to handle removal. Most of the time, I was a lot of bits down in the sink when I clean it. It does clean easily and the blades are SHARP. Larger cloves need to be cut down into chunks as it doesn’t roll well with those. I have now ordered a different brand and style and will be testing it out tonight. I so wanted to love it because it is cute and the idea is great but the reality is it doesn’t work for me.