Little Bites

 

I love garlic. I use it in almost every meal I prepare. But I hate peeling garlic. In the past, I'd buy a 5-pound bag of freshly peeled garlic at Costco. It would last for about 3 weeks, then mold would set in and I would have to toss it. But I did a little reading and found out that freezing garlic is a great way to preserve it as it retains all of the natural flavor once thawed. So now I only buy one $15 bag every six months. I keep it in the freezer until the bag is empty. Problem solved.

I love garlic. I use it in almost every meal I prepare. But I hate chopping it. So in an effort to avoid chopping. I'd haul out my food processor. I keep it in my pantry, which is a separate room from the kitchen. It would not be such a big deal if it were lighter, but my Breville Food Processor weighs the same as a small block Chevy engine. Huge hassle.

Then I stumbled upon this Kuhn Rikon Manual Food Processor ($29 on Amazon). It's small and weighs but a few ounces, so it stores in a convenient drawer in my kitchen island. You just drop your garlic (or any other food you want to chop) and then pull the spring-loaded rope. One pull gives you big pieces of chopped garlic. An additional pull or two gives you finely minced garlic. Problem solved.