/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Nobody ever said there was.

Agree, sort of.
>4974770
One is no replacement for the other.

>>4974931
opps.
>>4974770

my cousins used to put garlic salt on everything and the nasty chemical vomitty flavor is stuck in my head. i think it might have made me hurl once

>>4974934
Garlic salt =/= garlic powder

One time I came home from holidays and all my garlic had gone rotten so I used this. It's ok, I guess.
>but this stuff does the job just as well.
No.

>>4974934
My roommate was like this. I was always torn between declining the food he offered me, or asking him to make it without garlic salt.

I always ended up eating it politely.

>>4974945
yeah i know, but it does have garlic powder in it if i am not mistaken.

Get a grater.

My understanding is that both garlic powder and onion powder are to be used when you don't want the humidity that comes with them as in rubs and breadings. It's ok.

I have a reason.

Garlic gives me toxic fucking farts so I seldom eat it.

>>4975142
oh. I thought this was actually a reason to eat garlic.

>>4974936

This anon knows whats up. It's like he took the words right out of my mouth

>>4975089
go fuck yourself

Garlic powder is all right.
I actually use it in conjunction with the fresh stuff.
But they only taste similar, not the same.
I can't really say that the powder does just as good of a job, but it works when the fresh stuff is all gone. And I don't have to chop it or touch it, so my fingers don't get the smell on them.

My in-laws only ever used garlic salt. My mother-in-law claimed to hate garlic powder, but never ever tried it in her cooking. Personally, I think the flavor of the powder without any salt added is better.

I was so desperate for food once, I ate a jar of this on it's own.

It smells revolting.

Garlic powder just has a different flavor. I like it well enough, but I wouldn't use it as a replacement for garlic unless I really had no choice.

Works great for rubs when barbecuing or grilling. Other than that, go fresh.

I hate the my garlic powder is a solid brick in its shaker right now because of stupid humidity. Where do you buy silica gel packets?

>>4975269
Foot Locker?

>>4975230
How the fuck did you not convulse? I live for garlic (literally put it in nearly everything I eat) but a spoonful of that crap would even make me yack.

>>4975269
>"DO NOT EAT"

Why not just buy more garlic powder? It's probably a lot cheaper. But if this is a constant problem for you I'm sure you can find some with anticaking agents already in it, although personally, I would stay away from that stuff.

>>4975269
Put some rice in it instead.

>>4975389
No, you don't open the packets or mix the silica with the food. You just put the unopened packets in the jar to absorb the moisture. The silica and the food never touch, it's fine.

>>4975392
Good idea, thanks

>>4975394
>you don't open the packets or mix the silica with the food
>implying I suggested this
I think the silica is getting to your brain, anon.

>>4975486
lel

>>4975486
You and the package said DO NOT EAT. Clearly you were warning anon not to eat the silica.

>>4974903
Fresh garlic is cheap, lasts long and is better. Why would you need to use garlic powder?

>>4975498
>Clearly

>>4975486
You know that the packets say do not eat because the packaging itself is a choking hazard. Silica gel itself is non-toxic to the point that it's inert. You'd have to eat a lot to hurt yourself.

>>4975506
Right, because a child, or anyone for that matter, with the capacity to read would confuse that as something you eat and choke on it. Get the fuck out of here. Sand is also completely safe and non-toxic but I wouldn't eat that shit either.

>>4975498
Maybe he was merely pointing out the strange fact that DO NOT EAT is not only capitalized but in quotes.

>>4974903
>Theres not a single legitimate reason to hate garlic powder.
Agreed on hate. Similar thing with the snobby / elitist attitude to a lot of stuff, which often starts out merely as a preference but then gets set in concrete.

>Yes, fresh garlic is preferable, but this stuff does the job just as well.
>but this stuff does the job just as well.
Er, no. Anybody who truly thinks this needs to re-train their palate.

There are certain things that ground garlic is actually *preferable* for compared to the fresh —because of the tendency of fresh garlic to burn and go bitter, because you're looking for garlic flavour while keeping to dry ingredients— but normally fresh garlic should be the choice.

>>4975504
It tastes different and is completely dry.
Fresh garlic is more acidic but less concentrated than the powder.
Powder is better for seasoning meats,
fresh is better for sauteing.

>>4975515
Maybe they're saying it sarcastically. "DO NOT EAT" wink wink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfWEvzX-g8c

>>4975512
He was just providing an interesting fact. There's no need to be so rude. I, at least, appreciated it.

And this 'do not eat' business was just an easy mistake to make.

I like to use garlic powder in the breadcrumbs/flour for fried chicken.

>>4974903
>not using roasted garlic powder

jasonalexanderdisapprovalface.gif

This thread is retarded. It depends entirely on the meal and how its prepared.

garlic paste or minced garlic in a jar

absolute master race

not as artificial as powder, not as perishable as the real thing

>>4974903
I love granulate garlic, OP.

As a professional chef, we always use this in sauces, stews, casseroles, marinades and charcuterie.