Has anyone Seen This Gadget?

[TastyReuben]

All these alternates for processing garlic just seem to be a solution in search of a problem. Like some others have mentioned…knife + garlic + <30 seconds = sliced/chopped/minced/crushed garlic (obviously, if someone has some sort of physical limitation with a knife, that’s different).

My sister bought me a rolling garlic chopper, sort of like a little Matchbox car, meant to be rolled over garlic pieces.

Absolute disaster - first, you had to use a knife to cut the garlic down into small enough pieces for the cutter to roll over. Then, the sticky garlic bits would stick to the round blades and travel up into the garlic cutter housing, which had to be disassembled in order to pick the minced garlic out of, and then the matter of cleaning it…oof!

 

[SoCalZone10]

You know, y'all can buy it already peeled in a jar, in most supermarkets.

I don’t like them either, nor the one in the tube, it’s easy enough to peel a clove or two.
You don’t to mince the garlic either, I just smash them to release the oil.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Minced garlic comes in small jars here.

 

[SoCalZone10]

Minced garlic comes in small jars here.

My daughter bought a tube, I really can’t stand it.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Garlic (fresh) can also be kept in the freezer, especially if you have too much of it. There, it won't get moldy.

 

[GadgetGuy]

i usually vacuum seal it first, to get the excess air out. That's extra assurance the no air gets inside to dry it out and freezer-burn it.

 

[Barriehie]

Our minced garlic is covered in something that's not tasting good
Could be citric acid or sodium benzoate or both. Sort of okay to cook with, but not in sauces or anything.
I rather buy bulbs and deal with peeling etc

Yep, me too!

 

[SoCalZone10]

i usually vacuum seal it first, to get the excess air out. That's extra assurance the no air gets inside to dry it out and freezer-burn it.

That seems like a lot of work and the vacuum seal is not cheap. My clove of garlic is 65c.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Garlic (fresh) can also be kept in the freezer, especially if you have too much of it. There, it won't get moldy.

I use fresh garlic all the time. It will happily last a month out of the fridge. I'd never freeze it.

 

[msmofet]

I use fresh garlic all the time. It will happily last a month out of the fridge. I'd never freeze it.

I always process and freeze mine.

 

[karadekoolaid]

I always process and freeze mine.

Each to their own, but if I have too much garlic, I process it with a bit of vinegar and leave it in the fridge.

 

[Z-Cook]

You know, y'all can buy it already peeled in a jar, in most supermarkets.

Compared to fresh garlic it has a short shelf life. For me it's in the pre chopped pre sliced fruit and veg category which I avoid.

 

[badjak]

Compared to fresh garlic it has a short shelf life. For me it's in the pre chopped pre sliced fruit and veg category which I avoid.

+1

 

[GadgetGuy]

Come to think of it, it also comes frozen. I went to Whole Foods once. They were out of the fresh garlic. I wanted it bad. So I looked over in the frozen food section. They had it there. I see nothing wrong with buying frozen garlic. To me, garlic is garlic.

 

[Barriehie]

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