Adecvax.205 net.cooks utzoo!decvax!minow Wed Apr 14 19:04:24 1982 Garlic Presses I've been using the same Swiss Susi garlic press for at least 15 years now. It's easier to clean if you don't peel the garlic first, just throw it in, squish it, open it and pluck out the peel. Second the person who recommended a stove lighter. Brookstone Tools (Peterborough NH) sells a good one by mail-order. Don't forget a sharpening stone -- and practice -- to keep those knives sharp. The best Chinese cleavers are made by the Good Old American Dixon company. Get the small size (7 x 2.75 inches or 18 x 7 cm). It's in stainless steel and difficult to sharpen. But it doesn't need sharpening very often. Martin Minow decvax!minow ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.