NexTrend 3rd Generation Purple Garlic Twist

I bought this as a gift for some seniors I know who love cooking. I have had one for 10 plus years and when my mom and aunt were at my house and got to experience the ease of use they were sold. They are great for those with arthritis or no strength in their hands. I don't have these issues but still love the ease of use when mincing my garlic and we love garlic in our home. The only problem is extracting the garlic from the prongs and not wasting any. I found running the knife through the prongs gets most of it. I put mine in the dishwasher (top shelf) and it comes clean with no problem. It is durable and works beautifully time after time. Mine is washed several times a week. I have many garlic mincer tools and this is my favorite by far. If I ever need to replace mine I will but this same thing. I have the purple one but bought white for gifts and they all seem great (no color issues). Highly recommend for any home cook who love their garlic but especially those with no strength in hands , it is a life changer.

Besides the neat color (remember, purple is the color of royalty), this little gadget is the mark of simplicity. You just put some pieces of garlic (they must be cut up to fairly small sizes) in the bottom of the little unit, put the top on and twist the top back and forth. Yes, it takes a little finger/hand power, but in 30 seconds, it's done, and you have very small minced onion. Clean up is a snap; just rinse out with warm soapy water. Oh, the only minor problem is getting the small garlic out of the teeth of the unit. I use either a toothbrush or other brush with fairly firm brushes. Really, such a simple product that works so well and is very durable. It's heavy duty plastic, and unless you throw it on your floor as hard as you can (and even then it may not break), it will probably outlast you.

Garlic twist can become addictive it makes mincing garlic so quick and easy. I can't say it's perfect - careful use of a sharp knife does a better job, but the Garlic Twist is good enough for most of my cooking needs and unless you are a pro with a knife, the garlic twist is much quicker and safer. To some extent the garlic is crushed and more oils are left behind in the Garlic Twist than on my cutting board, but the speed of mincing two cloves at a time is worth the loss.The unit is small, easy to store and clean, and, as promised, can work for a person with arthritic wrists and fingers, a real surprise for me! When I first looked at it I was surprised to find glass "blades" that seemed too thick to work, but I have been proven wrong. My one reservation, I chose the purple color rather than clear so I could more easily see if there were any damage to the Twist during use. None has occurred in several uses.The Garlic Twist does mince other foods as well, but each food item presents unique issues. For example, when I used in to mince fresh ginger, while it worked, the ginger released a tremendous amount of liquid that leaked out of the Twist. Presumably I lost a lot of flavor as I didn't have a bowl nearby to catch the juice. With my knife, I don't see any liquid while mincing ginger . So there are pros and cons. Probably not the best choice for an epicure, but a really quick and easy way to mince garlic and other foods in small quantities. Overall, I love it.

This is the best gizmo for producing finely minced garlic. I peel garlic first and give it a press with a knife, and then let 'er rip. It produces finely minced garlic in no time. I needed 2 tablespoons for a recipe yesterday and it saved me so much time! It use a demitasse spoon to scoop it out and poke out the garlic between its teeth--works very well. I put it on the top rack of the dishwasher and it cleans up beautifully. It enables you to avoid garlicky hands. I have't tried it with nuts yet. It does not seem large enough for large quantities, but I can see how it would work well.

It minces garlic well but a bit hard to clean if you want to scoop up all garlic.

Clean and efficient method for chopping garlic. Very sturdy and easy to clean.

If you like fresh garlic and you like it minced, this device is cheap, simple, effective and durable.Like any manual kitchen utensil, it does take a little dexterity to use. But is faster, easier and safer than doing it with a knife. I find it best to lightly cut up the peeled bulbs before placing in the device. Perfect consistency with just a few turns every time.Read the instructions that come with it. Once minced, it's fairly easy to arrange the minced garlic in two small triangles in the device which makes retrieving the minced garlic fairly easy with a teaspoon or a small silicone spatula.Update (march 2015); Still using it. And still looks brand new. I believe it is practically indestructible for the use intended. And the minced garlic comes out perfect every time.

I absolutely LOVE this thing! I went to an upscale gourmet kitchen shop to find a better garlic press than the one I previously had, and all I found was more of the same. I found this one online and decided to give it a try, and now it is my FAVORITE kitchen utensil! We eat lots of garlic, and I didn't like just chopping it- always a little too chunky, and the press was just a mess and inefficient- leaving the outer layer in it and clogging it up. This works perfectly. It chops the garlic in tiny uniform pieces, and then bunches it up in cute little triangles making it ready to scoop out. It quickly rinses in water; then just throw it in the dishwasher! Yay!