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FACT – Garlic is Alkaline not Acidic. This is good news for us because it raises our body’s PH level thereby helping to thwart off bacteria, diseases and cancer. However, if you expose it to your skin for long periods of time it will actually burn you, your skin will peel.
FACT – We used the same three Garlic Chops to shred 1200 bulbs of garlic at The National Home Show, that’s over 150lbs of garlic in 10 days! AND, we’ve been using the same three Garlic Chops from tradeshow to tradeshow for the past year chopping up close to 10,000 bulbs of garlic! Try doing that with you garlic press!!
What is garlic?
First off, garlic is a vegetable. Its origins are believed to be central Asia. In Latin, Allium Sativum belongs to the onion family, thus its strong pungent taste and smell. You may also be familiar with some of garlic’s cousins: leeks, onions, chives and shallots… all potent and very healthy! Garlic health benefits include: lowering blood pressure (blood thinner) and cholesterol levels.
GARLIC HEALTH BENEFITS #33
Garlic health benefits vary. It is generally known for preventing high cholesterol, blood pressure and cancer. It can even help regulate your blood/sugar levels. It is known for its anti-viral, bacterial and fungal properties. Make no mistake, it will burn peel your finger skin off if you chop 100’s of garlic bulbs a week! Alkaline foods, like garlic, prevent cancers and diseases from thriving.
Garlic Health Benefits #21
Garlic is commonly eaten cooked, fried, baked, roasted, glazed and even raw.
At one of the tradeshows we were demonstrating how The Garlic ChopTM worked. And, along comes this cute little 9 year old girl (with her parents) and starts eating raw peeled garlic cloves. She was even polite enough to ask! “Can I eat some of your garlic?” and her mom says “she does this all the time”. I cringed when I saw her eat it raw. I was so impressed, I figured if she can do this, so can I…. so, later that night I proceeded in eating a big clove of garlic.
Come see us at the 2010 International Housewares Show
2010 International Home + Housewares Show Location, Dates & Times
Booth#6126
McCormick Place
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616
Sunday, March 14
8:30am – 5:30pm* Monday, March 15
8:30am – 5:30pm* Tuesday, March 16
8:30am – 5:00pm
We’ll be show casing our garlic chop, garlic peel, and garlic keep products.
See you there!!
Come and See us at the National Home Show
Koopeh Designs will be at the National Home Show. Booth 4374
We’ll be offering some amazing deals on Garlic bundles. Discounted prices for the Garlic Chop, Garlic Peel, and Garlic Keeper.
Garlic Tip #22
Let’s talk about health and why garlic is so good for you.
It’s because it is packed with such nutrients as:
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Garlic Tip #6
Storing Garlic is important. Freshness is bestness. But it can all depending on the type of garlic you buy.
If you buy garlic grown in China it will not last as long locally or domestically grown garlic. Here’s why……..
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Garlic Tip# 98
The Garlic Press and why the Garlic Chop is better…………….
#1 When you use a press the garlic is the same size every time it passes through the tiny holes. But when we cook with garlic we need it to be different sizes for different cooking applications. i.e. When frying garlic we want the chunks to be a little bigger so they don’t burn in a frying pan. (two-three turns of the chopper).
If you want to make a salad dressing or something like that you want the garlic to be very fine. Simply keep turning the chopper until you get the consistency you need.
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Garlic Tip #34
Storing Garlic: Garlic likes to be stored in a cool dark place. Ideally you want to use a clay or ceramic garlic keeper. Sometimes the cloves may sprout. If this happens don’t throw the garlic away. It simply means that the garlic will be less flavorful. The sprouts themselves contain strong flavor crystals and can be cut up and used in salads or stir frys.
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to all from the gang here at Koopeh Designs.
Keep on Chopping!!
Stratford Garlic Festival
I just want to give a big shout out to the folks at the Stratford Garlic Festival. It was a great show and the turnout was fantastic.
See us on the front cover Fall CGTA Magazine
Front cover of the Fall CGTA Magazine
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Come and See us at the Stratford Garlic Festival this Saturday Sept 12th 2009
Come and see us at the third annual Stratford Garlic Festival this Saturday September 12th at the Old Stratford Fairgrounds.
9am to 4pm 20 Glastonbury Drive (off Churchill Circle)
www.stratfordgarlicfestival.com
ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT…Don’t miss out on seeing us at the Canadian Exhibition
The Canadian Exhibition in Toronto ends this coming Monday Sept 7th. Don’t miss out on some amazing deals!!
Booth 2842, Hall A in the Direct Energy Building
Come See Us at the Toronto Exhibition
Aug 21st to Sept 7th at the Toronto Ex. At the Toronto Exhibition grounds. Direct Energy Center Booth 2842 (Back wall beside Pro Garage and the Ice Cream Store)
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Koopeh Designs adds two new products to its lineup – The Garlic Keep and The Garlic Peeler
• New garlic peeler makes its debut into Koopeh Designs lineup
• New garlic storage device makes its debut
• Koopeh Designs now has three new devices that store, mince, and peel garlic
TORONTO, ON., March 18 — Koopeh Designs today announced the debut of The Garlic Peel, a garlic peeler, and The Garlic Keep, a device that keeps garlic fresh, at the 2009 International Home and Housewares Show on March 22nd to 24th in Chicago. Both these products will complement the award-winning garlic mincer, The Garlic Chop.
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Come see us at the National Home Show
Koopeh Designs will be exhibiting The Garlic Chop at the upcoming National Home Show at the Direct Energy Ctr in Toronto Canada. Feb 20 2009 – Mar 01 2009.
We’ll be located at booth#2407
Canada AM : AM Kitchen : Chef Michael P. Clive with kitchen gadget gift ideas
From environmentally friendly pans to a garlic-shaped garlic press, a chef demonstrates a number of kitchen gadgets gift ideas.
This was the heading from CTV’s Canada AM TV showwhere Chef Michael P. Clive demonstrated The Garlic Chop. Highlighting it at as one of this years “great gift ideas”……
The Garlic Chop Heads to the Home Show!
Thinking Of Growing Your Own Garlic?
If you are planning on growing your own garlic this year, you should start thinking about planting it soon because the Fall is the best time to plant garlic! Here are some quick tips on growing your own garlic from the folks at Garlic Chop HQ.
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Tim Hortons Introduces Garlic Toast!
Many of you garlic lovers out there will have seen that Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnuts chain, is now offering garlic toast along with their homestyle chili – it’s what chili lovers want! But what if you’re a chili lover AND a garlic lover AND you want to enjoy some garlic toast with your chili at home?
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