Oh man...I hate peeling fresh garlic, but this 'trick' with a paring knife saves the day!. 
"It's all about the garlic...so cook with all the love you can shuck". CBJ
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I use one of those silicone sleeve garlic peelers. Just pop a clove in and roll it around your countertop for a few seconds. Quick and easy.
If you are going to be mincing garlic with a knife, just smash the clove with the side of the knife. The peel comes right off.
If you are going to be mincing garlic with a knife, just smash the clove with the side of the knife. The peel comes right off.
shavefan
I’m not a fan
Pretty cool. I'm a smasher...
Smash the whole garlic head with a karate chop like Jacques Pepin. Smash individual garlic cloves with the flat of your knife.
There's a video somewhere that shows you smash the whole head root up and then place all the cloves in a large bowl then top it with a lid. Then you shake the bowl vigorously until all the skins come off.
I tried it once and it worked pretty good.
Chris
I tried it once and it worked pretty good.
Chris
Sometimes more is easier than less.
I think most of us have seen the easy way to break down a head of garlic by pressing our hand down on it.
Ok . . . throw the cloves in a container. Mixing bowl with a lid . . . small box you had from an Amazon shipment, a light pot with a lid.
Shake up and down vigorously . . . the skins fall off like magic.
I think most of us have seen the easy way to break down a head of garlic by pressing our hand down on it.
Ok . . . throw the cloves in a container. Mixing bowl with a lid . . . small box you had from an Amazon shipment, a light pot with a lid.
Shake up and down vigorously . . . the skins fall off like magic.
Ha . . . you beat me to it. Well done.
If I'm mincing them up, I smash them in the peel--bingo.
Otherwise, I'll use that silicone tube thing for a few or handful of cloves (say up to six or so). For a whole boat load, I'll do that bowl/container thing.
For just one or two, chances are I'll just peel the dadgum things with my fingers.
Otherwise, I'll use that silicone tube thing for a few or handful of cloves (say up to six or so). For a whole boat load, I'll do that bowl/container thing.
For just one or two, chances are I'll just peel the dadgum things with my fingers.
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Yep. I have or maybe had a silicone peeler. Have not used it in years. A whack works well, tho it is also easy enough to peel a clove with a knife.
Yep. I have or maybe had a silicone peeler. Have not used it in years. A whack works well, tho it is also easy enough to peel a clove with a knife.
I've been growing all our garlic for 25 years now and peeling has never been much of an issue, trim off the ends of the clove and the skin slips off.
Intrigued by the video and going to have to try.
dave
Intrigued by the video and going to have to try.
dave
Now I need to cook something with garlic to check it out.
shrimp and little pasta and melted butter
shavefan
I’m not a fan
What devilry was that!?
AA
AA
Will someone let me know when they actually try this, and if it works? I read a follow up article to this that it doesn't really work. Not trying to rain on the parade.
Maybe the garlic bulb was ringer, one that would peel with little effort using any method. Going to try right now!
dave
dave
Not with my bulb, was harvested 11 months ago... just split the clove in half and the skin was off but my bulbs usually peel pretty easy. Six weeks until i can try with a freshly harvested bulb.
dave
dave
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