Best Garlic Presses and Rockers

Both device types trapped unused garlic in their mincing chambers and within their chamber holes. I could imagine my ancestors shaking their hands at such wantonness. But by the end of my evaluation, when I realized no fingers had been accidentally sliced by 8-inch chef’s knives and I’d produced a bowl of perfectly minced garlic in minutes, I was a changed woman. Everyone needs a garlic press or rocker in their kitchen—because you’re busy and garlic peels aren’t your friends

But there are key differences among these tools. I tried seven popular garlic presses and rockers to find out which are best at efficiently chopping garlic and not leaving behind a mess. We also compared presses and rockers to one of CR’s top-rated vegetable choppers and even broke out our overall top chef’s knife pick to chop garlic the old-school way. Here are the best garlic presses, rockers, and garlic-chopping methods.