The Chef’n Garliczoom is incredibly easy to use: Pop a few garlic cloves into the round chamber, then roll the green wheels along your countertop to chop. More rolling means a finer mince, while less results in a coarser chop. The most amazing kitchen gadget hands down! I had used one at a friend’s house and had to buy myself one! The best, safest way to chop garlic in a hurry!” The GarlicZoom drew me in immediately because I have (or more accurately, used to have) a love-hate relationship with garlic. On one hand, I love putting fresh garlic in any dish I cook, and I generally add more than the recipe calls for—my fellow garlic lovers will understand. I heartily recommend this cool kitchen gadget to just about everyone, especially those who love garlic but hate chopping it. The GarlicZoom is inexpensive, straightforward, and effective, and it makes dinnertime prep faster, even if your knife skills are on fleek. And since the blades are covered, it'd even be a great task to give your kids and get the whole family involved in cooking dinner.

And if you’ve ever used jarred minced garlic, you know it’s, well, not good. The premade stuff just isn’t as flavorful as the real thing, so you end up using a lot of it. Even then, it doesn’t taste quite right. I’m the first to admit my knife skills are subpar, and garlic cloves are so small already that I really struggled to mince them evenly (and safely) by hand. As a result, I became accustomed to coming across unsavory chunks of garlic in the dishes I was preparing and sometimes the occasional finger cut. The practice just wasn’t sustainable. When it’s time to clean up, the blades in the Chef’n Garliczoom are easily removed from the chamber — I usually just toss both pieces in my dishwasher. And in terms of storage, this device is ultra compact, so you don’t have to worry about adding another bulky tool to your kitchen arsenal.