I found the garlic press a good quality item which did the job well. I particularly liked the functioning of the slot for the garlic as it was not fixed rigidly to the item itself and made it more user friendly. It washed perfectly but needed some scraping to remove left over garlic in the grate part. I think grating garlic on a grater is still more convenient but if I was to have a garlic press, this does a superb job.