Garject Lite

The peel-ejecting mechanism is the reason I bought this, and it actually works — the skin comes off in one piece every time. Pressing unpeeled cloves straight into the pan saves me a solid five minutes of prep, and the nylon body feels sturdy enough for daily use.

I was skeptical about pressing garlic with the peel still on, but the ejection mechanism actually works—the skin pops out cleanly and the press scrapes itself clean too. It's lightweight nylon, so it's easy to handle, and every bit of garlic ends up in the dish.

Dropping in a whole unpeeled clove and getting perfectly pressed garlic out the other side still feels like a little magic trick every time. The fact that it scrapes itself clean and spits out the peel means I actually reach for it on weeknights instead of my old knife.