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A comment on Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?.

Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by scandox on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:58AM (#29359501)
A garlic press. It's the only thing I ever asked my parents for that they owned. They had it since the 70s.

The reason I know it's great is because all the others I've ever used are inferior.

This one is in two distinct pieces which you place together to work. The metal is kind of grey and dull but it's incredibly strong.

It's easy to clean. Indestructible. Powerful.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by egwor on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:19AM (#29359609)
Easy to clean is so important. My parents’ garlic press is far superior to the one we have
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by muzani on Saturday November 27, 2021 @07:37AM (#29359707)
I'd love to know where you guys are getting these, because every garlic press I get falls apart.
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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by tehnicaorg on Saturday December 04, 2021 @04:20PM (#29444427)
I've tried some, but I've finally given the Ikea garlic press a try and I'm happy with it. Easy to clean, robust.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/koncis-garlic-press-stainless-s...

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used? by scandox on Saturday November 27, 2021 @08:16AM (#29359927)
As far as I can tell the one I have was made in France in the mid 1970s and is irreplaceable.
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