Yes, every time I use it. In the reverse position it has pins that clear every hole. Although I agree that my chef’s knife and cutting board cover most of the tasks, garlic needs to be crushed, not just cut, to efficiently produce alicin, the desired nutrient.
“The enzyme, alliinase, stored in a separate compartment in garlic, combines with a compound called alliin in raw garlic and produces allicin”
Yes, every time I use it. In the reverse position it has pins that clear every hole. Although I agree that my chef’s knife and cutting board cover most of the tasks, garlic needs to be crushed, not just cut, to efficiently produce alicin, the desired nutrient.
“The enzyme, alliinase, stored in a separate compartment in garlic, combines with a compound called alliin in raw garlic and produces allicin”