Garlic Twister 3rd Gen - For Garlic/Herb/Nuts, Garlic Press Kitchen Mincer and Grinder, Easy to Clean! (Clear) by NexTrend

Simple design, and easy to clean. Love it!

This garlic twist is fantastic. I hesitated before buying because I read some bad reviews and realised that some people were being sent fakes. So I contacted NexTrend (I bought from the Amazon page that has 'Nextrend' written under the description) and they told me what to look for - mine came with the NexTrend name in the plastic and 'garlic twist' also printed in the plastic. On the real thing, the plastic is very, very heavy duty - you should be able to tell immediately if you have been sent a fake.Mine works better than any traditional press. It crushes alot of cloves at once - I have done four or five cut in half at one time - and I have had good success with ginger too. I absolutely love the fact that you can wash it in seconds - I used to hate picking garlic residue out of the traditional presses. The teeth are strong - several times after using lots of cloves and hearing a tearing sound, I wondered if the teeth had survived - they had and I feel more and more trusting of this gadget - it seems properly made.I like the fact that you get more garlic out per clove than with a traditional crusher - the whole clove is crushed including the outer layer. And now I know how to use it properly, there is minimal waste. At first I was getting quite a bit of garlic stuck in the teeth - I didn't mind, but had to pick the last pieces out with a spoon, which was fiddly. Then I looked at other reviews to learn that if on the final twist you position it before opening so that the garlic is collected in two triangles outside the teeth, hardly anything is left in the teeth - brilliant. Get the clear one so that you can see where the garlic finishes up before opening. I am delighted to find a truly novel solution to a cooking chore that actually works. I am now using garlic even more than before. With old presses, I used to have a feeling of dread / annoyance before crushing garlic - putting one clove at a time into a tiny space and picking out the residue from the holes before I could move onto the next clove was irritating - not to mention messy and wasteful. This garlic twist is a huge improvement - faster, less wasteful and far quicker to clean - I look forward to using it actually. Bravo NexTrend - totally delighted!

This garlic mincer works well and is easy to clean. The plastic is heavy duty (assuming you don't get a knock off). I love the way the garlic is easy to take out after use (make sure to use triangle method). The plastic is sturdy but after 3 years, one of the teeth broke off and the side broke. I have to get another one. I gave 4 stars because it died after 3 years of moderate use (2-3 times a month). Solid showing but not supreme.

I gave this 5 stars because it does chop the garlic nicely, easier than chopping it myself with a knife, but I need to also add a cautionary note -If your recipe calls for 1 clove of chopped garlic, and you use the Garlic Twist, you actually need to chop 2 cloves of garlic instead of 1.That is because when you go to remove the chopped garlic from the chopper, some of it is going to stay 'stuck' to the prongs of the chopper.So -you don't get back all the garlic you put in; you're going to be short on the '1 clove of chopped garlic' unless you add another clove to make up for what's going to stick to the chopper.You could, if you have time, stand there and pick out each piece of that 1 clove with a toothpick, but I personally don't have that much time...I like it just fine.Up Date 11-23-20: The more I use this, the more I like it! It makes adding fresh garlic to my meals so much EASIER!!!! I actually did not realize, until I got this gadget, just how much garlic I was spending my time chopping! I stand by my comment that I don't get all the garlic 'back' that I put in, because some of the tiny pieces stick to the plastic, but that is a small matter; I just throw in an extra clove of garlic and then I get what I need! This thing works!Another Update 1-2-21I do love this garlic chopper! However - there's been a development!I use this garlic chopper most every day and I put it in the dishwasher to wash. Last night, when unloading, I noticed that there is water in the lid part of the chopper! It looks to be about 1 ounce of liquid, and it was not in the top when I put it into the dishwasher - so there's been a leak of some sort between the top itself and the chopping part of the top. I've tried to 'shake it out', but so far I've had no luck. Now, I've just set it on the counter and I'm hoping that the liquid will just evaporate ... has anyone else had this problem?