A little too folk-crafted for my taste
First, I accept responsibility for failing to realize from the clearly stated dimensions how big this garlic holder is. It's huge! You could store three buds of garlic plus a half-dozen cloves of shallots, so it looks pretty ridiculous in my tiny kitchen. But the size alone wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the crude pig's snout and tail added to the holder (you can see the snout if you look very, very closely at the photo). The product description tells us that each holder is unique, but given that punched-out bits from the holes for letting air through the holder were still attached in clumps to the inside of my holder until I pried them off, my guess is these holders are rushed through production and then passed off as "original" (and thus desirable) when "clumsy" is a more accurate description. As long as I turn the snout toward the wall, though, the holder certainly is functional--and I don't want to spend more on shipping to get another holder--so I'll keep using this...
Call a pig a pig
The Pomaireware Garlic Holder was purchased by my daughter as a gift for me, from my "wish list." This item is large, actually 8" tall and 6" at it's widest point. It does hold a lot of garlic, which is a good thing.
My biggest issue is that nowhere in the description does it say that it has a pigs' face and tail! I obviously did not look at the "expanded view," but the description should mention that it is, after all...a pig! I suppose it might be considered "cute" if you had a pig-themed kitchen...I don't. I don't think it's cute...or have a pig-themed kitchen.
The only place I can hide it is on top of my refrigerator, and since the lid is very loose, it rattles. I keep a fabric trivet underneath it, which helps. Maybe this is part of being "rustic?" Too much of a bother to send it back.
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