A tube you put garlic in and roll on the counter sounds like one of those gadgets that gets used twice. It’s a fair suspicion. But peeling garlic by hand is fiddly, and it leaves your fingers smelling for hours, which is exactly the problem this tool goes after.
The OXO Good Grips Silicone Garlic Peeler is a soft silicone tube with a shape that keeps the cloves inside while you work. You drop in the cloves, press down and roll it back and forth under your palm. The cloves come out peeled, the skins stay inside the tube, and your hands never touch the garlic, so they don’t smell of it afterwards.
How it fits into real cooking
The sweet spot is a bulb or two at a time, for a curry base, a tray of roast potatoes or a big batch of pasta sauce. Break the bulb up, put the cloves in, roll and tip them out. For a single clove, a knife blade crush is still quicker, so don’t expect it to replace that.
Storage and cleaning
It comes with a vented plastic case it stores in, so it doesn’t roll around in a drawer picking up dust. It’s dishwasher safe too. Silicone can hold onto garlic smell, so run it through the dishwasher rather than just rinsing it.
Worth it?
If you cook with garlic most nights and use whole bulbs, yes. It’s small, simple and does one job without fuss. If you buy jarred garlic or use a clove here and there, skip it.
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