Zak Designs E-Z-Roll Garlic Peeler

Peel Garlic in a Flash

There are six numbered drawers in our kitchen, of which five are chock full of kitchen gadgets. OK, one has an image of a cluster of grapes instead of a number; that's the one with the wine gadgets. Anyway, all those little guys were Christmas presents (a long story), and most of them rarely see the light of day unless one of us happens to paw through a gadget drawer hunting for the strawberry huller, the citrus peeler, a pop-up turkey timer, the mini-spatula, the corn butterer... Other people have corncob holders, we have crumb sweeps and colander cleaners. Yup: kitchen gadgets galore.

There are some few gadgets who live outside the drawers because they get used regularly: one of those is our Zak Designs E-Z-Roll Garlic Peeler. Oh, sure, a real cook peels garlic by whacking it with a chef's knife to break the skin, but this thing isn't just fun to use, it's also started many a conversation in the kitchen. The scenario usually goes, a guest asks, "What the hell is that?"

The Look The E-Z Roll Garlic Peeler is just a short tube of flexible rubber. Stick a clove or two of garlic in the tube, roll it on the counter with the heel of your hand, and pour the cloves out onto your cutting board. Presto, change-o! the skins are split and the cloves ready to peel. If you do really good job, the cloves are already partially peeled, but the garlic is unbruised and unblemished. Slick, right?! For those who worry about stink-finger, no garlic juice penetrates the rubber.

Using a Garlic Peeler

Our peeler is plain tan rubber, although they come in a variety of colors. It's around 5½" long and 1½" in diameter. That's big enough for elephant garlic, even. The ends are cut at an angle and slightly scalloped, with a short side around four 4" long. When it's not in use, our peeler lives in our little garlic that hangs near the stove.

Zak's garlic peeler is probably idiot-proof, and it's safe: klutzes don't have to smack the flat of a knife. The only problem I've experienced is that some skin will occasionally stick to the inside, but then it rinses out. Since the peeler is merely a single hunk of rubber, it's entirely washable and even dishwasher-safe.

Don't have one? Get one, and watch the conversation start next time you peel garlic!

Summary

PLUS: a pretty much idiot-proof conversation starter
MINUS: skin doesn't always shake out with the cloves
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: The E-Z-Roll Garlic Peeler may be the simplest peeler available. It's fun, and also safe and easy to use. Plus it's a great kitchen ice-breaker.


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