As per title, have seen kadom phool on a takeaway menu and wondering what it is?

Well it certainly works!  The XL version I have will take about 5 medium/small cloves of garlic at once (perhaps only 3 large ones) so I certainly wouldn't recommended buying the standard size unit which must be tiny by comparison.  It has proper rubber tyres on the wheels so will grip a worksurface ok. 

the design is pretty clever actually with a small top access flap for dropping in the garlic and separately the whole body is hinged to open up for removal of chopped garlic and cleaning.  Because the blades are geared from the wheels one revolution of the wheels translates into lots of turns of the chopping blades, so a quick whizz backwards and forwards 3 or 4 times yields quite finely chopped garlic.  The whole process is pretty laugh-inducing actually!  ;D

Cleaning is a quick rinse under the tap.  It's all dishwasher safe but garlic is a natural antiseptic so no need to be too fussy.  Also any residual garlic smell is not going to contaminate anything else as I can't think of anything apart from garlic to be chopping in there (too small for onions).

All in all I recommend it but suspect a more sensible way to spend the money is to put it towards a good kitchen knife.... but since when was life about being sensible anyway?? 

I retained what I call a standard large foil tray from a takeaway order the other night and have just filled it and measured the volume in a measuring jug.  500ml of liquid!  For me that's a definitive answer now on the size of a standard BIR main course curry portion

Come to the CR0 BBQ and I'll demo it there and change your mind! (maybe?)

Well the garlic zoom xl arrived today, very neat design indeed.  I'll try it out later to see how it works.  I'm sure a lot of you think I'm mad for overcomplicating a job which can be done with a knife, but I love a good gadget 

I'm sure they would, but as I said in my OP I struggle with chopping garlic. Too slippery.

Quote from: chriswg on June 28, 2011, 01:00 PM
The Garlic Zoom looks really cool. I agree that sometimes you need bigger chunks than grating can give you, especially if you are making a garlic tarka to add to your curry!

If you get one let me know if its any good, I might get one.

You don't work for Amazon do you? 

Having failed to find anything better I've ordered one today (the XL version).  I'll bring it to the BBQ and you can try it out if you like?

Ps. no connection to Amazon - have I posted more than 1 link to their site lately?  Probably, can't remember offhand!

Quote from: vinotinto on June 28, 2011, 12:02 PM
Likewise Coogan, I got one of these and it is excellent - worth the price in my opinion:

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/12332/Fine-Microplane-Gourmet-Grater

I have a microplane grater but have found the grated result so fine it just sticks to the pan when fried.  I also have a habit of grating my finger tips and finger nails so can't generally be trusted with such implements.

Ps. my past experience of Lakeland has been of poor quality products sold at premium prices.  Perhaps to cover the cost of all those catalogues they relentlessly send out...!

Quote from: 976bar on June 27, 2011, 06:08 PM
They both look like something out of Robot Wars!!

Why buy something so specific to chopping Garlic when you can buy something like a Kenwood CH180A Small blender, (I have had this for about 3 years, so the model must be superseded by now), which will not only chop garlic really fine, but also Ginger, Chilies, Onion, Peppers and just about anything else you would want to add to a curry?.....

Not sure how to use a blender to chop 2 or 3 cloves of garlic without an awful lot of waste, plus cleaning possibly not as easy as the garlic zoom?

Quote from: adamski on June 27, 2011, 05:47 PM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Garlic-Twist/dp/B001IXL5TS/ref=pd_cp_kh_3

This one looks better, good reviews, and easy to clean.

Thanks but it Seems like more of a garlic squasher than chopper