"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Screw Martha Stewart and all these easy-peel gimmicks that show here
> regularly.
>
> If I want to use garlic, I'll nip off the ends, split it, peel it, smash
> it,
> then mince it. If you are putting the time into making a good meal,
> that's
> no big deal. It gets sticky on your fingers. so what? If that bothers
> you,
> use garlic powder.

I don't like doing that because I always wind up hurting myself under my
nails. The pointy end sticks me there and sometimes I even get a bit of
garlic in there.
>
> The "how to peel an onion" threads are equally as funny.

I rarely have problems with onions. Except for the ones I had recently with
the really tough skins.