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We eat a lot of garlic, and there's no substitute for the fresh stuff. A lot of cooks swear by their garlic presses, but I love this cheap little garlic slicer from Italy. It works like a mandoline (not the double-stringed musical instrument, but the original, pre-electric food processor). You peel the cloves (I press them against the cutting board with my thumb until they crack a bit, then the dry skins come right off) and feed them in. One side of the metal unit shreds, perfect for anything that calls for minced garlic. The other side produces paper-thin slices. You can either chop these a bit for a coarser dice, or turn them into crispy garlic chips. You should be able to find a garlic slicer for $5-10 at most kitchenware stores.