Food press with separating bowl sections for cleaning

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Accordingly, the food press of the present invention comprises a two-piece bowl having a number of holes through one surface thereof (e.
g.
the bottom surface).
The bowl is preferably hinged along one side wall so that the bowl can be opened into two separate portions connected only at the hinge.
Each portion of the bowl includes a plurality of grooves or slots on the contacting edges of the two portions.
An arm is connected on the side of each bowl portion opposite the hinge, and when the two arms are brought together, the bottom and side surfaces of each portion of the bowl are unified.
The openings are formed by the slots as the bottom surface is unified.
A plunger depressed over the garlic or other food placed in the bowl minces the garlic.
After the garlic or other food is minced, the bowl may be opened about the hinge so as to permit the sidewall of the openings to be exposed for easy removal of the garlic or other food residue.
To further facilitate cleaning of the bowl and to maximize the amount of garlic or other food passed through the openings, the bowl has rounded edges at the junction of its bottom and side wall surfaces.
These and other features and objects of the present invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description, which should be read in light of the accompanying drawings in which corresponding reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Although the invention finds particular utility, and is therefore described, in the form of a garlic press, it may also take the form of a press usable with other pressable food items such as vegetables, berries, fruits and the like.