Garlic Peeling Methods RANKED
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Published 2019-07-01
Glen's excellent video in which he decodes the pierce-and-twist formula: • How To Do The #GarlicHack Garlic Peel...
All Comments (21)
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Smash it with a bottle of White wine.
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1:37 i was lowkey expecting the garlic to turn into rice... i watch too much YSAC lmao
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My tip for peeling: bang with the flat of a chef's knife, just a little to loosen it a bit but not break it up. Then almost cut off the root leaving the skin still attached, then do the same to the tip, then peel away from the root and it all just comes off in a shell. For mincing, just use the back of the knife as if you were slicing it, it almost liquifies it.
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Personally the way I peel garlic more quickly is to let them soak in warm water while I am chopping up other things, by the time I've finished that, the "skin" peels right off with minimal effort. I learned this from a Chinese style cooking channel and it has helped me a lot, as I usually use quite a bit of garlic in my cooking.
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Thanks for the shout out! I'll agree - they way I 'peel' garlic 90% of the time is just use a garlic press right into the pot.
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In your upcoming garlic taste test you should also include garlic powder in the experiment, not just jarred garlic v fresh.
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The last time that I needed whole peeled garlic cloves, I wanted to try the two bowl method. I couldn't find two similarly sized bowls, so I put the garlic in a medium-large (maybe 6 x 10 x 2 inches) piece of tupperware like storage container and shook it with the top attached. It worked really well and only required one hand to shake it.
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One thing I saw on Sorted a couple weeks ago that I've started doing, similar reasoning as your garlic press method: If I need minced/grated garlic, don't peel at all. Hold the root end and take it directly to the grater. The paper will peel back as the garlic goes through leaving nicely grated garlic on one side and the peel of the garlic on the other. Was quite amazed the first time I did it and it worked.
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I love that you mentioned that the shaking method will cause you to have two dirty and stinky bowls that will be needed to put into the dishwasher where they gonna take up a lot of space... Real recognizes real, man! 💪
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I love your #5 method. If you have the right kind of garlic, they come out easily with a fork. Best method I’ve found
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This is one of the best put together videos I've seen because of the explanations, sources, and tips without fluff. Wish every video was like this
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“I have the knife skills of a mere mortal” -A mere mortal
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Wait.. you peel your garlic before inhaling it?
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1:37 Close call, you almost let out your inner HowtoBasic
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Hey Adam! I just recently started watching your videos and was wondering what you'd think of my garlic mincing method... What I do is treat it like a larger allium, basically using the same method one uses to chop an onion, but on a smaller scale. But then I was curious, if the garlic isn't being smashed, then is that allicin all going to present in the same way? Would it make a difference in taste? Love your videos, and thank you for what you do!
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6 videos without white wine? IM SO PROUD OF YOU😸
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WHY USE A BOWL WHEN YOU ALREADY HAVE AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF WHITE WINE? NOT ONLY ARE YOU SOAKING THE GARLIC IN A FLAVOURFULL LIQUID YOU CAN ALSO LEAVE ALL THE GARBAGE IN THERE WHEN YOU THROW IT OUT!
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I use the smash with knife method most often. However, for large amounts I use the 2 bowl method. This works really well for me as I use 2 plastic bowls which are not too big, but big enough to have a lot of volume for which the cloves can move around in. And yes it requires a large amount of shaking, but in the end saves a lot of time.
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For the "between two bowls" method, I like to use a Tupperware container. There's plenty of room for the cloves to shake about, and the lid is secure so you can shake with one hand pretty easily; really get the velocity up much higher than if you had to hold two bowls together and generate no centrifugal force becaue you're using both hands.
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What I do is talk nicely to them, they eventually come out. :)
