How do you peel garlic? I usually give it a smash and remove the skin or if I want the cloves whole, I use a knife to do the job.
But have you watched a video on an easy way to peel garlic? Have you tried it? And if you haven't, do you believe it?
I did not believe. I thought it was just some gimmick. Then I totally forgot all about it until I stumbled upon this blogpost while searching for something.
So for the fun of it, I decided to test it out. I took two bulbs of garlic and put them into a stainless steel bowl.
Then I placed another another bowl on top of it and shook away. I tell you, it created quite a din. I quickly moved out of the kitchen in case the sound carried and disturbed my neighbors.
After a whole lot of shaking, this was the reveal.
Oh! It works!
But not all the garlic cloves were peeled. So I separated them.
Then I gave the unpeeled ones another violent shake. And yes, they eventually got peeled. This method does result in some degree of bruising of the garlic cloves which explains why I caught a whiff of garlic while shaking away.
So will I do this again? I don't think so because it makes too much noise. Unless of course, if I want to cook Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic.
That easy, eh? May give it a try sometime.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite tiring due to all that shaking.
DeleteI saw it too but never gave it a try yet since I don't use much lately. Hiihi
ReplyDeleteNo need to try lah. Too noisy hah..hah...
DeleteHi Phong Hong, using this shaking method can exercise our triceps and biceps. :)) I usually crush the garlic with the pestle, quick and easy.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day, regards.
Amelia
Hi Amelia! I prefer the usual way too.
DeleteAiya just buy one of those garlic crusher lah... zero noise pollution ;)
ReplyDeleteJust try once only lah, enough :)
DeleteThis is really amazing and easy! I have been peeling garlics since young for my mum and then my wife, so I could believe the logic for the skin to drop easily. It only could work on garlic and not small onions. Betul kah??
ReplyDeleteDon't know about onions, maybe not because the skin is thin. Besides, onion flesh is more fragile you might end up with onion juice hah..hah...
DeleteWill try out...
ReplyDeletehee..hee..
DeleteI must try it!!!
ReplyDeleteOK!
DeleteHahaha, so it works but not 100% and noisy. Don't think this is needed unless like you say you need many, many cloves of garlic.
ReplyDeleteYup, my curiosity is satisfied :)
DeleteI have seen it and like you, tried it. But out of habit, I prefer to smash the garlic with the knife. Lol!
ReplyDeleteThe usual way is better lah.
DeleteI tired . nd shaking that my hands got tired! I guess I better stick back to the old traditional way... bang them one kali.. and stripe their clothing.. hahahaa...
ReplyDeleteMe too prefer the old way hee..hee...
DeleteSorry.. my comment has some defects.. Meaning to say, I tried one time, and after a lot of shaking, my hands got tired... :)
ReplyDeleteNo worries, I understood :)
DeleteYou didn't say how long was a whole lot of shaking...hehe! :D At least this way, the skins stay in one place.
ReplyDeleteI think it was less than 5 minutes but felt like forever. But seriously, the noise >.<
DeleteIim using smash and remove method too, easy and fast :)
ReplyDeleteMe too. All that shaking is too tiring and I can't stand the noise LOL!
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