The stylish design of this garlic crusher makes this messy task much easier. By using downward pressure & a ‘rocking’ motion it crushes garlic cloves quickly & efficiently, forcing the pieces up through the mesh of holes. Once crushed, the garlic pieces are held in the shallow bowl, allowing them to be spooned or scraped easily into a pan. Additional cloves can also be crushed at this stage before emptying. When finished, the Stainless Steel unit can be rinsed under running water & used to gently rub the hands & fingers to reduce any garlic odour (stainless steel is thought to remove the strong odours left from handling garlic).