/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17412913

>>16819579
Might as well just crush the thing entirely.

>>13473480
That webm skips over the bit where he cuts it into sections, but if you cut the clove into two or three chunks, you can place the flat side of each chunk down on the board and it'll crush better and not go flying everywhere. Also follow through with your hand and sort of push the knife down and across instead of just down.

I only need three.

>>11235007

>>10580207

>>10523513
The allicin that gives garlic its strong taste only forms when the cell walls are broken. Crushing just breaks a lot more cells. Try mixing some sliced and crushed garlic into a couple dishes of sour cream if you want to get a clear comparison.

If you've got a big knife you can just hold the blade off the side of your board and smash the shit out of it, but I think >>10523644's method combined with a bit of mashing is easier.

>>9471023

>>7993249
This guy is right, crushing garlic with a chef's knife is basically impossible and takes ages.