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Strange silicon tube, ribbed on the inside
Our teenage son spent a year studying in the States and came back with gifts. I got a Simon and Garfunkel album and my wife got a nice bright red (Mexican?) plate used for grating garlic and ginger etc. Both lovely gifts but the plate came with a small brush and this strange blue silicone tube and we can’t for the life of us figure out what it is for. Any ideas?
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That's hilarious. My MIL got me one of these a bunch of years ago and until now, I had absolutely no idea what It is and how it's used. I vaguely remember being told it's for garlic. That's it. The funny thing is is that I still have it. It's in my miscellaneous kitchen gadget drawer.
Mine actually came with a small plate with ridges in the middle of it. I feel like the guy in the video is missing a piece.
I'm watching more of this video and it's hilarious. Thank you for linking this. It made my night.
That’s James May or Captain Slow he was the Host of Top Gear till Jeremy Clarkson punched the producer and they all got fired. Then they ran a show called the grand tour. If you don’t know about it go watch Top Gear. It’s on YouTube and you’ll see the three idiots. It’s a great show and you’ll come to learn to love him like I do James May, Richard, Hammond, and Jeremy Clarkson.
Nope only clarkson got fired then they cancelled the show after trying to replace him the other two didint get fired they stayed till they didint , but absolutely best series on earth.
I heard that he wasn’t served a particular cut of beef and punched a producer over it. He’s a lovable ass on TV but probably insufferable in reality. “Clarkson’s Farm” is worth a watch.
We did a Junk Drawer White Elephant for Christmas this year and it was a big hit; everybody was howling with laughter and I was able to get rid of a bunch of miscellaneous stuff. And I got a Strawberry Huller gadget- can’t wait to try it!
The plate you have that comes with it is a grate plate. It’s to make fresh garlic paste and has nothing to do with peeling it. See demo video here I believe when these sets were sold by the As Seen on TV people the also showed it being used to grate cheese and ginger.
If you've never seen James May, he's hilarious. He was also in a show with a couple others called Top Gear (later called The Grand Tour). The three of them are so funny together. I'm not British nor into cars, but even I love watching clips of that show!
You are a hero! Appreciation for this explanation. It sucks when we don’t know what to do with it and end up in the hospital with our nether regions messed up.
That small plate with the ridges is amazing! It’s used to grate garlic, ginger, chocolate etc. it saves your fingers and works quite well cuz it’s not sharp. I have several of both of these items and love them. Awesome kitchen gadgets for sure.
Haaa whattt?! Im an idiot. I found one of these in my kitchen years ago and I sometimes use it to grab a hot cast iron skillet handle. Not at all what I thought it was for…
They do actually have similar ones specifically meant for exactly that, but one end is closed so it doesn't accidentally slip too far down and end up burning you while moving it.
You’re the first person I’ve seen mentioning the stinky hands thing. It’s the main reason I use it, no matter how much I scrub my hands after handling raw garlic, the smell lasts for DAYS. With this (and a garlic zoom to chop it up after) I barely have to touch the peeled cloves, so my hands remain unstinky.
Get yourself a stainless steel soap works wonders for smells just like that works really well for fish as well that fishy smell when cleaning alot of fish starts to get to me after a while
If you’re doing a couple cloves, just smacking it with the side of a knife and peeling is faster. If you’re doing a bunch of cloves it can save time because you can throw three or four at a time in it.
If you’re mincing smashing works great, but if you’re slicing or roasting where you want the whole clove and have to peel them intact, 10 seconds in the microwave will loosen everything, no changes otherwise
if you’re doing 10 or 20, there is a trick in the kitchen industry where you take 2 mixing bowls and shake them up. place them in a bowl and put the other on top to create a full sphere, holding onto the edges of both bowls. shake as hard as you can until the outer bits just fall apart. It’s pretty loud and can damage the cloves but damn is it efficient for big batches.
This is exactly why I use them. I have a genetic disorder that causes pain, as well as dexterity issues, and peeling those blasted things is a nightmare for me. Used correctly, these make it a breeze! (The correct way to use them, BTW, is the cut the ends off the garlic cloves first, then roll them in the tube)
Yeah, I didn't watch the entire 26 minute video but him going through the products at the beginning and saying "never really had a problem with that" was annoying and really set the tone for the whole video. Congratulations, you aren't the target market for a tool that makes cracking eggs easier, hope you never get arthritis you might just starve to death.
I have one and...it's actually pretty decent but you need a dry counter and you need to use the heel of your hand. You don't even really need to cut anything you just press down firmly and drag it back and forth about 5 or 6 times and the skin gets separated nicely. It's not a life changing tool but I keep it in the tin where I store my garlic and it works fine if you use it right.
The way I do it is just press down on the garlic with the flat of my knife until it crunches. Then the skin just comes right off. No need for additional tools.
I have one of the rollers and use it frequently when doing something using multiple cloves of garlic. One or two? Just use the knife. Making 20 clove garlic chicken? Get that roller out and do them 5-6 at a time.
He has the ability to talk about anything and make it enjoyable, glad you liked it :) Can't believe I saw you post a picture of this thing, since the video is 8 months old but I saw it just a few days ago.
You remove the individual cloves from the bulb, and place the garlic cloves (unpeeled) inside, a couple at a time. Press down on the counter and rub back and forth, and it peels the individual cloves.
All I got was cutting the base off a bulb of garlic is like the easiest thing you can do in a kitchen and it does help so I don't know if it's any deeper than that. You can also pull garlic directly out of the ground and eat it as well, if that helps anyone.
I’m a dumbass. My garlic crusher came with one of these and I’ve been storing the crusher inside it. My husband asked me why it was like that and I said it just came with like… a little jacket to store it, I don’t know. 🤷♀️
I have gotten a blowjob from a violently toothy woman, I didn’t stop it and was uncomfortable for a couple of weeks later. Would I let her again? I did.
I met up with a bunch of writers and editors for dinner. Most worked on technical publications. One woman was describing the illustrated medical book she was editing on penile surgeries. Nearly every procedure started with degloving - usually with a close-up photo. For the guys in the group we kind of lost interest in dinner.
I have worked as a plumber for decades, one day a coworker got his wedding ring caught on a bungie cord removing a ladder from the top of his van, it degloved his ring finger. The next day all of us stopped wearing our wedding rings, my ex wife bought me a rubber one to wear.
Very very important safety tips! (1) Cylinder must be narrower than than the tube it's being inserted into. (2) A sufficient amount of lubricant should be used to ensure proper functioning. In consideration of protecting the cylinder a copious amount of lubricant may be sufficient.
Yup. This is it. Roll the garlic clove around inside between your palms with enough pressure and the skin will rip off. (The garlic skin, not your hand skin)
Hello Garlic my old friend. The time has come, your skin to rend. And while I'm rolling and peeling, in this tube my son gave me, I smell, the smell of Garlic.
Just put the flat side of a large knife on the garlic, your hand on the other side, and push into the cutting board. You should be able to remove the skin from the smushed garlic clove in 1-2 pieces without dirtying an additional tool.
Plus garlic tastes better when you smash is before cutting it.
I use it to pulverize my garlic before pressing it with the rolling garlic press. Apparently it’s to bring out the flavour, reality- I never know how hard to press and end up crushing the garlic. Ha! My husband cannot for the life of him get it to work.
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