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Title: Garlic
Post by: Wowbagger on 20 March, 2020, 08:14:50 pm
I have seen different recipes suggesting chopped or crushed. Today's was a new one on me: minced garlic.

Does anyone with a garlic crusher ever do anything to garlic other than crush it or bung the cloves in whole?

If so, what difference does it make?
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: ian on 20 March, 2020, 08:26:48 pm
I just bash them, then chop one way and the other. I presume that's minced. I don't own a garlic press (I probably do, but I'm sure they're a faff, and I got a big chopper and I know how to use it).
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Deano on 20 March, 2020, 08:40:32 pm
There's only one way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm3GIRhT1To
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Robh on 20 March, 2020, 08:58:57 pm
Quote from: Deano on 20 March, 2020, 08:40:32 pm
There's only one way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm3GIRhT1To
Ha! Great minds and all that...
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: hellymedic on 20 March, 2020, 09:30:29 pm
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You can kill me now.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
I've got a couple of garlic presses, but they are a pain to clean & stink the place out if you don't.  Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .


A couple of jars of the "very lazy garlic" (and ginger) for emergencies. 


I _like_ garlic & have 2-3 cloves in a dish for a single person........     could the singleness be related  ???
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Gattopardo on 20 March, 2020, 10:37:18 pm
Minced, I feel is easily done as you crush the garlic with a fork after chopping it up a bit.

Quote from: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
I've got a couple of garlic presses, but they are a pain to clean & stink the place out if you don't.  Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .


A couple of jars of the "very lazy garlic" (and ginger) for emergencies. 


I _like_ garlic & have 2-3 cloves in a dish for a single person........     could the singleness be related  ???


I like more garlic than that..
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 07:23:06 am
Quote from: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .

^This.

I'm of the school of thought that nearly all jobs in the kitchen can be achieved with a proper chef's knife. I don't need no stinkin' garlic press.

I find the biggest faff with garlic is getting the skins off, but blanching the cloves for a minute in boiling water makes this very easy. Also has the added bonus of taking the harsh edge off the flavour if you're using it raw.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 07:28:00 am
Quote from: hellymedic on 20 March, 2020, 09:30:29 pm
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Nothing wrong with that - especially when you have legitimate reasons for not wanting the faff of chopping. Also minimises waste.

We have the same bags of frozen chopped garlic and ginger in our freezer, which my wife finds a godsend - she is a bit cackhanded when it comes to chopping stuff finely (more a proprioception thing than a motor control thing).
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: T42 on 21 March, 2020, 08:14:29 am
Quote from: hellymedic on 20 March, 2020, 09:30:29 pm
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You can kill me now.

We slice, chop or press as needed, but we also have a jar of dried garlic with a grinder built into the cap.  Not as good as fresh but excellent for those "oh shit I forgot to do the garlic" moments.

Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 21 March, 2020, 08:18:21 am
Have a garlic press and it's a decent one, heavy and solid bought from the Russians (probably Belarussians) in the market, back when and where that used to be a thing. But I find I normally just chop it instead.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Davef on 21 March, 2020, 08:23:43 am
Quote from: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 07:23:06 am
Quote from: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .

^This.

I'm of the school of thought that nearly all jobs in the kitchen can be achieved with a proper chef's knife. I don't need no stinkin' garlic press.

I find the biggest faff with garlic is getting the skins off, but blanching the cloves for a minute in boiling water makes this very easy. Also has the added bonus of taking the harsh edge off the flavour if you're using it raw.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiDnNqZkavoAhWDQEEAHd_sAxoQtwIwAHoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDc7w_PGSt9Y&usg=AOvVaw2zlmecTI0PuMRjvQJ6MUjS


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Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Flite on 21 March, 2020, 08:58:28 am
Mostly. I just chop garlic
I hated my garlic press - difficult to clean, and not good with arthritic hands.
Now I have a garlic grater - a little porcelain saucer with spikes. It's very effficient and only needs a rinse under the tap, or chuck it in the dishwasher. Cheap to buy.
Works well for ginger too.
Ginger/garlic/tamari/olive oil marinade  Mmmmm
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 09:07:44 am
Quote from: Davef on 21 March, 2020, 08:23:43 am
Quote from: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 07:23:06 am
Quote from: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .

^This.

I'm of the school of thought that nearly all jobs in the kitchen can be achieved with a proper chef's knife. I don't need no stinkin' garlic press.

I find the biggest faff with garlic is getting the skins off, but blanching the cloves for a minute in boiling water makes this very easy. Also has the added bonus of taking the harsh edge off the flavour if you're using it raw.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiDnNqZkavoAhWDQEEAHd_sAxoQtwIwAHoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDc7w_PGSt9Y&usg=AOvVaw2zlmecTI0PuMRjvQJ6MUjS


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Interesting. Might try that next time...
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: T42 on 21 March, 2020, 09:12:38 am
Quote from: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 09:07:44 am
Quote from: Davef on 21 March, 2020, 08:23:43 am
Quote from: citoyen on 21 March, 2020, 07:23:06 am
Quote from: andrewc on 20 March, 2020, 09:44:42 pm
Bash it with the flat of the knife, get the peel off & chop finely .

^This.

I'm of the school of thought that nearly all jobs in the kitchen can be achieved with a proper chef's knife. I don't need no stinkin' garlic press.

I find the biggest faff with garlic is getting the skins off, but blanching the cloves for a minute in boiling water makes this very easy. Also has the added bonus of taking the harsh edge off the flavour if you're using it raw.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwiDnNqZkavoAhWDQEEAHd_sAxoQtwIwAHoECA0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDc7w_PGSt9Y&usg=AOvVaw2zlmecTI0PuMRjvQJ6MUjS


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Interesting. Might try that next time...

Depends on how fresh the garlic is.  First time I tried it, it worked like a dream.  Second time, months later, bleh.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Ginger Cat on 22 March, 2020, 04:00:40 pm
I get the skin off then grate it. I have an old-fashioned box grater with different hole-sizes on different sides. I use the small holes for grating garlic.

Is quick, easy, effective and much easier to clean than a garlic press.

GC
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: rafletcher on 22 March, 2020, 04:58:39 pm
I generally smash and slice or chop. Occasionally - for garlic bread or mash - I’ll then put some coarse salt on it and grind it with flat of a knife to a paste.

As all 50 of my cloves germinated I’ll e looking out for green garlic recipes soon! 
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Valiant on 05 April, 2020, 12:28:30 am
Microwave the garlic for 15 seconds, makes it super easy to peel and mash up.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 09:31:24 am
Nattering with a neighbour up the back of the village yesterday. He's p'd off because the flics and the forestry bods have blocked off access to the forest so that he can't get up there to collect wild garlic - called ail doux here - to make omelettes.  I wish we had a gardenful.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 05 April, 2020, 10:43:01 am
Quote from: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 09:31:24 am
Nattering with a neighbour up the back of the village yesterday. He's p'd off because the flics and the forestry bods have blocked off access to the forest so that he can't get up there to collect wild garlic - called ail doux here - to make omelettes.  I wish we had a gardenful.
That reminds me, must take tools to dig a bit up on our walk today...
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 05 April, 2020, 12:47:18 pm
Tried the baked garlic with a knob of butter pushed in, as recommended by T42 I think, last week. It was good.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 01:35:53 pm
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 05 April, 2020, 12:47:18 pm
Tried the baked garlic with a knob of butter pushed in, as recommended by T42 I think, last week. It was good.

 :thumbsup:


Haven't done it for years myself. Must try it again.  I originally saw the idea in a US programme called "Garlic is worth 10 mothers".
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Cudzoziemiec on 05 April, 2020, 01:44:22 pm
Quote from: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 01:35:53 pm
"Garlic is worth 10 mothers".
:o
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 02:50:49 pm
I think they meant when it comes to cooking.
Title: Re: Garlic
Post by: Mrs Pingu on 05 April, 2020, 04:35:54 pm
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 05 April, 2020, 10:43:01 am
Quote from: T42 on 05 April, 2020, 09:31:24 am
Nattering with a neighbour up the back of the village yesterday. He's p'd off because the flics and the forestry bods have blocked off access to the forest so that he can't get up there to collect wild garlic - called ail doux here - to make omelettes.  I wish we had a gardenful.
That reminds me, must take tools to dig a bit up on our walk today...

Mission accomplished. They were surprisingly difficult to dig up. The handle on my trowel is at a funny angle now.