Joseph JosephGarlic Rocker Crusher Mincer Press Dishwasher Safe, Stainless Steel

Works well for home use (I.e., a couple of cloves at a time). Can be easily cleaned with a brush. Resulting pieces are reasonably small. A quick & easy way to mince garlic. This is a solid tool that’ll last for a long time.

I just looked at some of the other reviews...... I purchased mine in July 2018 and the one I received was the same high quality as the one I purchased at a store years ago. Not sure which seller is sending out the knockoff versions, but I purchased the one shipped direct from Amazon with no problems..Whenever I need to use this, it is always in the dishwasher because I use it so much. So I purchased another one.I love this and guests always comment that they are going to buy one after seeing me use it.It is simple and easy to clean, and does the job extremely quickly with no fuss.I can rapidly crush multiple garlic cloves by just smashing them down on my cutting board with this rocker - unlike the previous lever type crusher I had, where you would have to open, insert the clove, crush with the lever and repeat.The Joseph Joseph rocker allows you to smoosh to your hearts content.The only improvement I would make is maybe making the metal a bit thinner, as it is an extremely sturdy piece of equipment ( maybe the thickness is necessary so the rocker is sturdy enough) so that the garlic doesnt get stock in the holes so easily. However, a quick sharp tap on the cutting board usually disloges 99% percent of it, and even with the old lever type crushers, some garlic would get stuck in the holes with no easy way of tapping to remove it. So this one still wins, hands down. Plus it will last a lifetime! You would need to drive a car over this to bend it!So all round this is the best crusher I have used, and it makes a great gift too!If this review is helpful to you please click the helpful button. I spend a lot of time on my reviews, hoping that they will help like-minded people. Reviewing is my way of supporting great products and helping people filter out all the crap out there :)

SO purchased this and I thought it was a waste but it’s actually quite useful. I usually grate garlic because I don’t want to use jarred but I also don’t want to mince by hand. Once you peel and cut the end from garlic with slight to mild pressure you can push on a clove and it perfectly minces it. Four instead of five stars because it really only does a clove at a time and you need to flush it right away or clean up will need scrubbing. Stainless is fairly easy to keep clean.

Love this kitchen tool! I find it much simpler to use than a garlic press — way less fussing around to efficiently crank out multiple cloves of minced garlic. You can just mash out clove after clove until the top fills with the minced garlic then neatly scoop it into your prep dish with a spoon. (I don't understand what another reviewer was talking about when he said it's not very good for large quantities — "... it gets pretty messy." Huh??? For me, this works better for large quantities of garlic than anything else I've used, including just a good ol' chef knife. I've had no problems with it "getting messy".)The working part of this tool is flatter and more accessible, so it's easier to clean than a typical garlic press. If it takes any more than just a forceful rinse to clean out all the holes, I keep a toothbrush near the kitchen sink to give it a quick scrub and that's usually all it takes. It also helps to rinse it out right after being used instead of letting it sit for a spell before cleaning. Garlic juice becomes sticky when it dries.However, note that this tool will produce more of a minced garlic, rather than crushed/mashed garlic. Usually, I prefer minced, but some of my recipes call for really well-mashed garlic, so I still keep a garlic press handy, but the vast majority of the time, I'll be using this little kitchen gem. I'll probably be ordering more to give as Christmas gifts.

Prefer this over a garlic press. So easy to use and clean. The “minced” pieces are a little larger than minced, but still very convenient to use, easy rocker motion. Recommend!

I really wanted to like this garlic rocker. It's actually quite fun to use and press garlic with BUT.....once you press the garlic, you end up with garlic bits stuck in the holes. If you're just looking to do one or two cloves of garlic then you need to use something to poke the stuck bits out of the holes. Once you press the garlic, you also need to use a separate tool like a spoon to scrape the garlic off the grooves to dislodge it. This is rather annoying to have to press, set tool down, pick up spoon, scrape, put spoon down, repeat. The thickness of the metal is how much garlic will remain stuck, until you press another garlic to force the prior bits to push through them repeat.The holes are also not all consistent in size so toward the edge the holes are smaller. If you're clearing stuck bits then you need a poking tool that fits the smallest hole.Pro: compact, light and fun to use.Con: garlic get stuck and separate tool needed to remove pressed garlic, and another tool needed to dislodge stuck garlic pieces in the wholes. Not convinent if doing few cloves.Improvement:Needs to have a separate tool that comes with this for poking out all the stuck pieces in the wholes after you press some garlic. Maybe two identically shaped metal with silicone/magnetic at the handle end that stores together when not in use, and one with holes the other with extrusion that can be used to dislodge the stuck bits. The second part can also be used to scrape off the pressed garlic.I bought another garlic press brand called Gourmet something, that requires a bit more hand power to press but has far fewer moving parts to worry about breaking. Two stainless steel parts and the both handles comes apart easily for cleaning where one handle can also be used to scrape off pressed garlic as well as dislodging the remains. More convinent so to speak, but still liked this rocking style press..