Weedwhacker said:I never did either -- maybe that was the problem; might be one of those things that don't work unless you "believe" ! 
Aww! It works for me, but I have to shake REALLY hard and fast. And keep it up for 10-30 seconds. I've used it for cloves as small as 1/3rd the last joint of my pinkie. I use a quart Mason jar and make sure some of the shaking goes 'the long way" so the cloves hit the glass bottom of the jar during the up-stroke.
(I cut a thin slice off the "root" end before shaking and sometimes cut a little off the tip end.)
And I do believe! The skin pops off whole for me.
