When you need to peel garlic, you can just whack the clove with the side of a knife blade. It works beautifully—but you get a crushed clove. And that’s not an option for when you plan to grate the clove, or slice it into pretty medallions. For that, you need a garlic peeler.
Gadget name: Zak Designs E-Z Rol Garlic Peeler
Price: $8.79
It looks like: A silicone Chinese finger trap.
How it’s supposed to work: You put the garlic in, roll it back and forth on the counter, pressing down gently, and a peeled garlic clove should pop out after a few seconds.
How it actually works: It took just about five seconds to strip a clove, thoroughly removing peels from cloves of all sizes and shapes without bruising. (See it in action!)
Good to know: It can peel up to five medium cloves at once. (We love a tool that multi-tasks!)
My favorite part: Its thick silicone sleeve cleans up easily and cushions your hands, so it’s comfortable to roll over lumpy garlic cloves.
Best for: Peeling cloves you plan to slice, not mince.
Overall: Easy and effective, the Zak Designs E-Z Rol Garlic Peeler lives up to its name.
About the Author: Lisa McManus
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I may get this when I need to peel just a couple and don’t want to risk smashing the clove.
On a competing website, I saw a really cool trick I now use to peel tons of garlic fast. I break 2-3 heads of garlic and put them in a big stainless bowl. Take another bowl (same size of course) and cover the other. Shake it for about 30 seconds and the cloves are perfectly peeled!
yup, the 2 bowl trick works like a dream. weve got different sized mixing bowls that stack into each other. i just take the two biggest and go to town. shaking for a minute usually does the trick
soup bowls, however, are too small