I bought this garlic press as it was very well rated. True, it's built like a tank and will probably last for years. But the reality of using it in a domestic setting (rather than commercially) is that it's a real pain scraping out all the garlic fibres. If you're not very strong then this makes crushing garlic or ginger a breeze, but as mentioned before the scraping off the residue of garlic and cleaning process makes it less than ideal (for me). Also it's very easy to pinch your hand when crushing the garlic. Shame I really thought I'd chosen the best press on the market, but I suppose with something like this you really do need to see the item in the flesh and handle it.