A must have kitchen utensil! I had the older style Oxo garlic crusher (with some plastic) but as this one is made purely of metal it is much more heavy duty and makes really easy work of crushing garlic cloves, even with their skins on! Super convenient, really high quality and easy to clean too. There were no cons to this product for me, I'd wholeheartedly recommend it as I can imagine using it daily for years to come.