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Speaking of garlic gadgets, let's take a look at garlic presses. This apparatus resembles a nutcracker, but it has a square head that opens, a flat surface and a surface with small holes. The idea is that you place a garlic clove into that square top and squeeze until the pressed garlic extrudes in little strands through the holes. The problem with these presses is that most of the garlic doesn't come through the holes. While garlic does get pressed, much remains stuck to the metal sides and is wasted. The easiest way to chop garlic is to peel it with a knife, and then use that same knife to chop it.
3. Slicers
Bagel slicers, avocado slicers, strawberry slicers, egg slicers, and more. If you have any of these in your kitchen right now, throw them out and rejoice in all the extra room you now have! Why do people need an individual gadget for slicing any one ingredient in their kitchen? Do away with them and use the one and only slicer any cook needs — a knife.
4. Egg separators
These gadgets range in how they work, and certainly the market is flooded with an array of them. You can get one that looks like the nasal bulbs moms use on their new babies, or you can find one that looks like a measuring cup with holes on the bottom. Either way, they're unnecessary and in some cases, can even be somewhat gross. You already have perfectly good egg separators. Just crack an egg into your hand and let the whites fall through your fingers while the yolk remains sitting pretty in your hand.
5. Olive oil misters
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