No More Smelly Hands! Garlic Shaker Inc., Launches Kickstarter Campaign for 1st Breakthrough Garlic Peeling Technology in 20 ...
05 August 2015 - 03:30AM
Business Wire
Garlic Shaker Inc., a startup, announced today its innovative
device, Garlic Shaker®, a kitchen gadget that peels garlic skin off
an entire head in seconds, is now available for pre-sale through
their Kickstarter campaign. Watch the video on Kickstarter.
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Garlic Shaker is the first breakthrough
in garlic peeling technology in over twenty years. It peels garlic
skins off an entire clove by using a simple shaking motion. More
information can be found at garlicshaker.com (Photo: Business
Wire)
To fund the production of this time saving kitchen gadget the
"Shake it Up" campaign, will run from August 4th - September 21st,
2015.
Kickstarter Campaign
By backing early through Kickstarter customers receive rewards
and discounts the general public will not receive. There is a $15
Early Bird special for the first 150 backers which is $10 off the
full retail price. The $50, $75, $100 and $150 levels get big price
discounts for gift boxes.
Higher backer levels receive exclusive autographed rewards,
professional cooking lessons, and get to privately dine with
Survivor celebrity Jerri Manthey.
All rewards levels receive a full color garlic E-cookbook with
over 125 exclusive recipes, including a signature recipe by five
star Chef Joran "Dutch" Bouwman.
How It Works
Before, chefs and home cooks had to use slow, inefficient,
unhealthy, smelly, dangerous methods to peel garlic, but now with
the Garlic Shaker, you simply break apart an entire head of garlic,
separate the cloves, and put them into the Garlic Shaker. Close it.
Shake it up for 10-30 seconds, and bam! An entire head of garlic is
peeled and ready for roasting, grilling or sautéing.
“The secret is simple physics. Inside are spiral rings that
vibrate the garlic before it hits each end popping off the skin,”
Ramos said.
Garlic Shaker has two lids, one on each end, for easy cleaning
by hand or in the dishwasher. It is hour-glass shaped and fast
becoming the next must-have device for commercial and consumer
kitchens.
“Our modestly priced garlic peeler looks more like a device
designed by Apple than a kitchen gadget. We are changing the way
people peel garlic by shaking it,” said co-founder Matthew Ramos, a
former music business executive whose worked with many national
recording artists.
“Cooks have disliked peeling garlic forever. Garlic Shaker turns
the tedious task of hand peeling garlic into a fun and playful
activity,” said co-founder Adam Wagner who designed events for
Apple and art director for MTV.
Designed for home cooks and professional chefs, Garlic Shaker
takes the drudgery out of garlic peeling -- whether one clove or
dozens -- quickly and easily.
"It's functional with no distracting gimmicks," Ramos said.
"We've conducted numerous tests on weight, durability and
maneuverability to ensure it exceeds customers’ expectations for
how to get peeled garlic safely."
Garlic Shaker is artistically crafted in five designer shades of
red, white, blue, black and silver.
Garlic Shaker is 9-inches high, 3.5-inches long, and 3 inches
wide. It weighs 9 ounces. It has an ergonomic design with multiple
impact points to remove garlic skins.
Celebrity Endorsements
- "Garlic Shaker is like meeting a new
friend and wondering how you ever got along without
them," said celebrity Chef Alan Lake who has cooked for Bono,
George Harrison and Madonna.
- “What a stunning looking garlic peeler.
I’ve always disliked peeling garlic. Now I don’t have to because I
can just shake it!” Carlos Salomon, owner of Cosecha Café in
Oakland. CA.
- Garlic Shaker will be in the celebrity
gift suite for the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys for 2016.
Sales and Marketing
According to Ramos and Wagner:
- “People are a lot more excited than we
really expected. We’ve had significant numbers of people write and
call demanding we sell them a Garlic Shaker,” says Ramos.
- 22,000 people - have signed up to back
for a Garlic Shaker when it becomes available on Kickstarter. You
can view the Kickstarter campaign here.
- We have more than 100,000 followers on
social media actively engaging with us in advance of manufacturing
and sales.
- They’ve been asked to sell on, Amazon,
Wishbox, Touch of Modern, Price Falls, British GQ, and Publisher's
Clearing House.
Production and Design
- “Garlic Shaker is 100% Made in
America,” states Ramos proudly.
- “Optimizing the right pattern to peel
garlic quickly took three years and eight prototypes,” says
Wagner.
- Eric Fairbanks, award winning consumer
product designer for Oakley, and professor of design at ATE,
designed and engineered the Garlic Shaker.
- Garlic Shaker is patent pending for
design, utility and in 90 foreign countries.
About Garlic Shaker:
Founded in 2012, by Matthew William Ramos and Adam Wagner, the
company is headquartered in San Diego, California. Their story
began during a fishing trip in Mexico. Planning for the Garlic
Shaker® began on a tequila bar napkin at port. Learn More.
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