lafb stocking stuffer: garlic card
Thursday, December 8, 2005 6:52)
Spotted this plastic thingamajig at a new store in Silver Lake this weekend. Now every one of the stockings I stuff may have a Swedish touch, due soley to Herman Rasmuson, the former chef and inventor behind the GarlicCard. First of all, this baby is cheap ($6); second, it has an appealing design; third, I love garlic and I want my family and friends to whip up more garlic-starring meals. A swinging video on the GarlicCard site demonstrates why it’s so much more fun and washable than a rusty, nasty, scuzzy ol’ metal garlic press.
A+R
1716 Silver Lake Boulevard
(between Effie Street and Swan Place)
Silver Lake
323-913-9558
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Dylan says:
December 8th, 2005 at 1:19 pm
great, another thing that i don’t need in my kitchen, but want. i can see it already. i’m at at a bbq eating bland steaks. i suddenly whip it out of my wallet and hook everyone up with some garlic. nice posting, socal.
SoCalorie says:
December 8th, 2005 at 1:48 pm
Back at ya’ for your imaginary garlic-shredding bbq action sequence!
It’s the de riguer food dork pocket protector for X-Mas ‘05, soon to be dismissed as completely corny and useless… The big screen adaptation starring Wilmer “Fezâ€? Valderrama is being story-boarded now.
Dylan says:
December 8th, 2005 at 2:59 pm
well i wouldn’t say this is useless. Compared to useless japanese inventions, known as chindogu, the garlic card can be stored in your pocket out of public sight.
http://www.chindogu.com/
SoCalorie says:
December 8th, 2005 at 6:38 pm
Bite your tounge. The back scratcher t-shirt is ba-rill-yent:
http://www.chindogu.com/chindogu/chin1.html
Dylan says:
December 8th, 2005 at 8:47 pm
i wonder if they have a version with a pants chart.
VeggieGal says:
December 9th, 2005 at 12:34 pm
I saw this gadget too! Has anyone tried it? Does it actually work better than a microplane for grating garlic?
Dylan says:
December 9th, 2005 at 12:36 pm
probably not. a microplane is truly an essential kitchen item. i love it. i’d buy a garlic card for the hell of it and do show-and-tell with my friends and coworkers though.
Jonah says:
December 9th, 2005 at 12:51 pm
I can see it now, going to a restaurant and requesting raw garlic, “no thanks, I’ll prep it myself…”
MaxMillion says:
December 9th, 2005 at 7:41 pm
I already have a porcelain grater that I use for ginger. I never thought to use it for garlic as I am sure my fingertips would get a bit grazed. Likewise with a microplane.
::thinks:: must get one of those babies…
Great link to the chindogu site, Dylan!
Actually, when I’m getting my back scratched, I usually use an imaginary map of Australia.
E.g.
“Kakadu! Kakadu! Uluru! No — now Melbourne. SOUTH Melbourne!” etc
Dronir says:
January 13th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I bought one of these today. I can’t say I really like it.
First of all, it takes ages to rub down one clove of garlic on this. You will also end up rubbing your fingers in the mashed garlic so they’ll smell like garlic for days. The rubbing motion is also tiring for the arm. Finally, the card is too small, so you’ll end up pushing the puree off the card onto the table or other surface, unless you pause to scrape it off.
The only pros of the GC is that the puree it makes is very fine and that it’s easy to clean. But I have a stainless steel garlic crusher, which simply does the job quicker, cleaner and with less effort, the only con being it’s annoying to clean. But I think I can live with that.