A clove of garlic can be the smallest ingredient and still cause the most fuss: sticky fingers, a knife to wash and tiny pieces scattered around the board. A press is appealing when you want that flavour in the pan without turning one clove into a preparation session.
First, match the right Profi Plus
The selected 1871636030 is a 17.5 cm stainless-steel press, matched to WMF’s 3201000147 and EAN 4000530549297. Another Profi Plus model, 1872916030, has a different structure. The shared name does not make the two interchangeable.
What it changes in dinner preparation
The lever pushes garlic through a perforated chamber. That gives you crushed garlic for dressings, marinades or a pan sauce; it does not replace the neat slices you might want for another recipe. A knife remains more flexible if your dishes call for several different cuts.
Look inside, not just at the polished handle
The open-chamber photograph is the useful one. Imagine cleaning the little holes after a clove dries in them, then ask whether you will rinse the tool immediately. Dishwasher-safe construction does not remove the need to clear trapped pulp. Put cleanup into the buying decision, not into a footnote after purchase.
A good fit for a frequent garlic cook
Its all-metal construction and hanging eyelet suit someone who wants a substantial, matching kitchen tool rather than another lightweight novelty. Hang it only where the press is easy to reach and cannot fall into food or onto someone.
Buy it if crushing cloves is a repeated task and you accept the small cleanup routine. If garlic appears in your cooking only occasionally, the knife you already own may be the better-value answer. The upgrade is convenience in a familiar job, not a reason to buy an entire utensil collection.
