Most amazing tip for peeling lots of garlic!

[HeidiE]

OMG you guys try this!!!! ..I read it someplace in one of my cooking mags and can not remember what one or I would give it credit but if you want to peel a head of garlic ...really quickly

break it up into cloves and toss them in a pot with a lid ..shake the whole thing hard and fast several times (until you are bored)

voila!!! I just did it and all but one clove of garlic popped right out of the skin ... way cool!!!!

[LuckyD]

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Cool tip. I cant wait to try that. We eat tons of garlic at this house so this will come in handy.
Thanks!

[HeidiE]

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it is amazing I swear!!! I am still astounded it works!!!

[HeidiE]

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they all just popped right out of thier skins (happy dancing around my kitchen now)

[Atkid]

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Can't wait to try it, hate working with garlic! Now if there was a way to peel an onion quicker!

[biogeek]

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What a great idea!!! We eat tons of garlic here and I usually resort to using the chef's knife to smash each one to get the skin loose. I'm gonna try your tip tomorrow as I've already peeled 10 cloves for tonight's meal.

I'll report back tomorrow to let you know if it worked for me.

[HeidiE]

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I am just dumbfounded ...and keep looking at it wishing someone was here to see!!!

so I had to tell you guys!!!

an onion...hmmm I just cut off one then the other and slit it down the side and pop the skin off Atkid I loose a layer of the onion when I do it but justify it putting it in soup stock...

[biogeek]

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LOL Heidi! Maybe I should take some pictures, but then, I don't know how helpful that would be. Maybe to see the skins all over the pot alongside the naked cloves.

I'm itchin' to try it!!!

[HeidiE]

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LOLOLOL ....I love my naked cloves

[HeidiE]

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Honestly I did not need the garlic for dinner ..but I was bored of cleaning and getting the house in order for my impending work week ...so I just thought what the heck and did it! I can use them tomorrow for sure...

[biogeek]

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Really? You can do that? (Peel garlic cloves ahead of time) The cloves don't dry out??

[HeidiE]

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Really? You can do that? (Peel garlic cloves ahead of time) The cloves don't dry out??

I just did

they sell them prepeeled in the Korean store I go to in a plastic tray I imagine if I put them in a container they will be fine until tomorrow

[biogeek]

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IT SO FREAKIN' WORKS!!!!! Since you said they wouldn't dry out in a container, I went ahead and broke apart a brand new bulb into cloves. I placed them in a pot, stuck the lid on it and shook the heck out of them. DH thought I was crazy!!! LMAO

When I opened the lid....so many naked cloves!!!!! The only ones that still had skins on them were the real skinny, baby sized ones that are always a real pain to peel anyway. All the others were skinless!

Thanks so much for a GREAT TIP!!! Really! A garlic-lover's dream come true!!!!!

[HeidiE]

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IT SO FREAKIN' WORKS!!!!! Since you said they wouldn't dry out in a container, I went ahead and broke apart a brand new bulb into cloves. I placed them in a pot, stuck the lid on it and shook the heck out of them. DH thought I was crazy!!! LMAO

When I opened the lid....so many naked cloves!!!!! The only ones that still had skins on them were the real skinny, baby sized ones that are always a real pain to peel anyway. All the others were skinless!

Thanks so much for a GREAT TIP!!! Really! A garlic-lover's dream come true!!!!!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! SEEEE!!!! I AM SO EXCITED YOU TRIED IT!!!!
HOW COOL IS THAT ANYWAY??????????????
CLOVES IN THE NUDE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS!!!

[biogeek]

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And a light workout, too! DH was entertained as well. Next time, he gets to shake the pot!!