On Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:59:47 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 4/2/2013 1:17 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 02/04/2013 10:11 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> I never smell like garlic, I just hold the blade of the knife under
>>>> running water, or a stainless spoon. Works every time, not a hint of
>>>> garlic smell.
>>>>
>>>> Susan
>>>
>>> you are missing out!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> No she isn't there are different ways of preparing garlic and there is
>> a world of difference in the smell and taste of it. I find raw garlic a
>> little hard on me. It gives me heart burn, and it stinks. I use raw
>> garlic only in small doses, and after cutting it I scrub my hands, the
>> knife and the cutting board.
>>
>I only tried using raw garlic one time and never again. It was in a
>pesto whizzed up in the FP with the other ingredients. After that I'll
>always cook the garlic first, even if it's roasted and cooled, which I
>try to keep plenty of in the freezer for just such uses. Roasted garlic
>also works well in a salad.
>
>But even if you're cooking it, you have to get it out of the paper and
>crush or chop it. For me I've never found a way to do those things
>without getting the smell on my hands.

Wear surgical gloves.