/ck/ - Food & Cooking

People with absolutely no cooking skill buy these. I tried it once and it doesn't even taste like garlic, because they add stuff to it other than the oil. Pretty much no use except for cramming up my ass.

>>16258433
i want those chinese garlic peelers to have a job

>>16258433
Are American THIS lazy?

>>16258433
I keep some around as a last resort but you have to dry it and it burns easily. I always use fresh if I can.

>>16258453
People with absolutely no cooking skill can't tell the difference between a condiment and the fresh ingredient the condiment is based on. I bet you think ketchup is used as a substitute for tomatoes.

>>16258433
only retards use fresh garlic when you can get it in a jar or a tube

>>16258470
The irony of the guy too lazy to proof his commen

>>16258433
I double up on whatever the recipe says and it is fine.

>>16258480
just buy a good garlic press and it's the same amount of effort for a much better taste

>>16258453
>doesn’t even taste like garlic
Either your senses are shit, or you’re a hyperbolic drama queen.

>>16258525
I've only ever seen women use garlic presses IRL. Why have a whole tool that takes up space, is a pain in the ass to clean, and only does one job? Just use a cleaver. Take the clove, still with the papery skin on, set it on your cutting board, put the flat of the cleaver on the clove, and pound it with your palm. Instantly peeled and partially crushed. Takes 2 seconds to mince it from there.

>>16258608
>Why have a whole tool that takes up space, is a pain in the ass to clean, and only does one job?
Wouldn't a ricer do the same job, anyway?

I shamefully admit that I have a jar of OP (or something like it) in the fridge (water, garlic, citric acid are the only ingredients listed). Reason being that its Best By is November of 2022 and though I do like garlic, my use of it is such that I figured I would probably wind up having half the cloves start rotting before I used them.

This stuff tastes like citric acid, not garlic

>>16258669
>needing the acid of a citrus to lessen the garlic flavour
grow up

>>16258608
minced garlic doesn't release as much flavor as crushed, and simply using the knife flat doesn't crush it enough

>>16258669
>half the cloves start rotting before I used them
This is true for most folks unfortunately. Plus whenever I handle fresh garlic I can smell it on my hands for days. The jarred stuff is usually passable in most dishes if you use more than the original recipe calls for. If it's a more garlic-heavy dish I'll go with the fresh stuff and wear disposable gloves while peeling/chopping

>>16258603
>>16258453
Literally just wash the pieces in water, drain, and then squeeze dry. It lets the garlic flavor come out when heated without being subsumed by the rest of the dish, and prevents them from becoming bitter. Also, you should be frying some onions and garlic in your oil before you start actually cooking, so you have a nice oil that's now infused with garlic flavor and some savory sweetness. Same deal with pretty much any other root or tuber or dry spice.

>>16259111
that doesnt work, the nasty citric acid flavor is soaked into the garlic

>>16258525
Going to the store every couple days for fresh garlic

>>16258433
Just use garlic powder who the fuck buys fresh garlic

Fresh garlic and garlic powder both have their uses but I can't think of a time I'd ever reach for the jar of minced over either

>>16258690
>wear disposable gloves while peeling/chopping
Fag!

You can get this minced with water and it is better for some Indian dishes. It is also good for when you are in a hurry. I started using it to change flavor when I was simmering fresh sliced garlic to make sofritos. It can be very handy and tasty. If you are buying that shitty vinegar stuff you should find a better brand or just continue being a dumbass about a simple ingredient that is not supposed to replace fresh product.

>>16258433
Depends on what I’m going to cook

>>16258433
i use this stuff for shrimp quesadillas

>>16258433
I spent a couple months only using that stuff when covid first hit and for some reason my store never had actual garlic. It was alright, less strong but it was nice as fuck just scooping some out instead of peeling and mincing yourself

>>16258433
Yes. One of the best hangover stuff. Because of the strong taste. But not too strong because of the oil.

>>16258433
Here's the real truth: using fresh garlic in an elitist status symbol. minced garlic in a jar does the same job in 99% of cases. In many dishes, dried garlic powder will also work fine.
>lasts longer
>much cheaper (one 250g jar of mince garlic costs the same as 1 head of garlic that gives about 60g of garlic on average)
>doesn't rot in days
>I can use it more liberally in dishes

>>16258690
You know if you wash your hands they dont tend to hold onto smells, but you mentioned using gloves to peel so you are probably too dumb to know that.

>>16258669
> I like garlic
>I can't use a single bulb before it goes bad
Make up your mind schizo

>>16258689
Crushed flavor starts to degrade the second you crush it though
For anything with long slow cooking times (more than 20 minutes) the fresh garlic kick will just disappear
You can use fresh garlic for anything with a short prep time and minced or tube or whatever for anything with long prep time and it will work the same

>>16260779
>using fresh garlic in an elitist status symbol

>2021
>Not chewing your garlic cloves thoroughly before adding them to your dish

>>16258454
those are prisoners anon, they don't get money and their fingernails fall off