Garlic peeling tip

[cookie1]

Scarey. I usually peel and use, think I'll keep doing it that way.  There are enough germs around as it is. Daughter works in a hospital and I'm sure she manages to bring lots home, just for us. )

[judydawn]

Interesting what this site turns up isn't it?  You would never have though one little clove of garlic could cause so much discussion or, as it turns out, problems!!

[brazen20au]

 

[Ayla]

My husband just tried it, it really does work!

[judydawn]

Funny how you have to see it with your own eyes to believe it   The TMX is going to be useful for you Ayla to cook and mash your baby's food in - my daughter uses hers all the time for that.

[brazen20au]

i find it works sometimes and not at other times!

[bron]

Garlic can be frozen, as in Spain you can buy it already peeled and chopped in the frozen foods section. I imagine that possibly it would lose some flavour so you would just have to use a little more than the specified amount

[CarolineW]

Garlic can be frozen, as in Spain you can buy it already peeled and chopped in the frozen foods section. I imagine that possibly it would lose some flavour so you would just have to use a little more than the specified amount

Funnily enough (in sauces, at least) the flavour of garlic intensifies when it's frozen.  I've never tried freezing cloves of it, but I do know that the amount of garlic in a recipe needs to be reduced if it's to be frozen.

[judydawn]

Thanks to our overseas friends for this information - will certainly do myself a batch now for the freezer.

[judydawn]

Yesterday I froze the peeled (in TMX) cloves from 2 large bulbs of garlic and I removed all the little green bits from the centre. You wouldn't believe how handy that exercise has been - just open the bag and take out how many pieces you want.  Next time I buy garlic, it will be a bagful! I just love shortcuts.

[CarolineW]

Good to know, Judy.  And how's the flavour?  Do  you need to use less, or just the same?

[judydawn]

To be honest Caroline, I haven't noticed any difference.  If the recipe says 2 cloves, I use 2 which isn't a great quantity anyway.

[Thermomixer]

To be honest Caroline, I haven't noticed any difference.  If the recipe says 2 cloves, I use 2 which isn't a great quantity anyway.

Yeah, but you're a chilli and garlic addict !!!!      So am I 

[CarolineW]

LOL, Thermomixer 

Got to admit, I'm a garlic addict too.  I thought to myself after I posted before, 'Would you actually care - or even notice? - if it was more garlicy??'

Who was the French chef who said you could never add too much onion or garlic to a dish?  Got to say I agree with him 

[cookie1]

Can you imagine life without chilli and garlic? Daughter often says "I have to work tomorrow and everyone will be able to smell the garlic on me." We only discovered real chilli about 10 years ago, but we've made up for it.