I few days ago I posted:

> http://screen.yahoo.com/chowciao-pee...080000842.html

(If you haven't seen it and can't spare two minutes to watch it, spend
ten minutes reading the original thread instead to get an idea of what
it is about :-) )

Anyway, I needed some garlic today and thought, "How 'bout a scaled
down version of that?"

I rescued a smallish can from the recycling bin (an 8 oz condensed
milk can, I think). One that the "universal cat food can lid" fit
on. I put 6 cloves of garlic in, but not large ones. They were from
near the inner part of the bulb, so all together they were equivalent
to about 2 large cloves, which is what I was after.

Holding the can between my thumb and fingers, I shook it violently
back and forth with my wrist for about 10 seconds.

Lo and behold, it worked!

I picked out 6 whole cloves of completely peeled garlic. A quick
rinse of the can and lid and I was done.

I think this might be my preferred garlic peeling method from now on.
Try it!

--
Silvar Beitel

On Apr 4, 1:03*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> I few days ago I posted:
>
> >http://screen.yahoo.com/chowciao-pee...080000842.html
>
> (If you haven't seen it and can't spare two minutes to watch it, spend
> ten minutes reading the original thread instead to get an idea of what
> it is about :-) )
>
> Anyway, *I needed some garlic today and thought, "How 'bout a scaled
> down version of that?"
>
> I rescued a smallish can from the recycling bin (an 8 oz condensed
> milk can, I think). *One that the "universal cat food can lid" fit
> on. *I put 6 cloves of garlic in, but not large ones. *They were from
> near the inner part of the bulb, so all together they were equivalent
> to about 2 large cloves, which is what I was after.
>
> Holding the can between my thumb and fingers, I shook it violently
> back and forth with my wrist for about 10 seconds.
>
> Lo and behold, it worked!
>
> I picked out 6 whole cloves of completely peeled garlic. *A quick
> rinse of the can and lid and I was done.
>
> I think this might be my preferred garlic peeling method from now on.
> Try it!
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

Crucial to know - brand of cat food? I"m SURE this is what made it
work. Ha.

Seriously, try it with a couple of cloves and let us know the result.

On Apr 4, 1:17*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Apr 4, 1:03*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > I few days ago I posted:
>
> > >http://screen.yahoo.com/chowciao-pee...080000842.html
>
> > (If you haven't seen it and can't spare two minutes to watch it, spend
> > ten minutes reading the original thread instead to get an idea of what
> > it is about :-) )
>
> > Anyway, *I needed some garlic today and thought, "How 'bout a scaled
> > down version of that?"
>
> > I rescued a smallish can from the recycling bin (an 8 oz condensed
> > milk can, I think). *One that the "universal cat food can lid" fit
> > on. *I put 6 cloves of garlic in, but not large ones. *They were from
> > near the inner part of the bulb, so all together they were equivalent
> > to about 2 large cloves, which is what I was after.
>
> > Holding the can between my thumb and fingers, I shook it violently
> > back and forth with my wrist for about 10 seconds.
>
> > Lo and behold, it worked!
>
> > I picked out 6 whole cloves of completely peeled garlic. *A quick
> > rinse of the can and lid and I was done.
>
> > I think this might be my preferred garlic peeling method from now on.
> > Try it!
>
> > --
> > Silvar Beitel
>
> Crucial to know - brand of cat food? *I"m SURE this is what made it
> work. *Ha.
>
> Seriously, try it with a couple of cloves and let us know the result.

It was maybe 2 regular sized cloves and 4 tiny, lightweight ones from
the inner part of the bulb. That was the real test - whether the
shaking would work on such lightweight pieces. It did. I'm pretty
sure this technique would work just fine on one or two large cloves
all by themselves. And if not, toss a marble or ball bearing in with
them. What every kitchen has, stuck away in the back of a drawer,
no? :-)

--
Silvar Beitel

On Apr 4, 1:17*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Apr 4, 1:03*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > I few days ago I posted:
>
> > >http://screen.yahoo.com/chowciao-pee...080000842.html
>
> > (If you haven't seen it and can't spare two minutes to watch it, spend
> > ten minutes reading the original thread instead to get an idea of what
> > it is about :-) )
>
> > Anyway, *I needed some garlic today and thought, "How 'bout a scaled
> > down version of that?"
>
> > I rescued a smallish can from the recycling bin (an 8 oz condensed
> > milk can, I think). *One that the "universal cat food can lid" fit
> > on. *I put 6 cloves of garlic in, but not large ones. *They were from
> > near the inner part of the bulb, so all together they were equivalent
> > to about 2 large cloves, which is what I was after.
>
> > Holding the can between my thumb and fingers, I shook it violently
> > back and forth with my wrist for about 10 seconds.
>
> > Lo and behold, it worked!
>
> > I picked out 6 whole cloves of completely peeled garlic. *A quick
> > rinse of the can and lid and I was done.
>
> > I think this might be my preferred garlic peeling method from now on.
> > Try it!
>
> > --
> > Silvar Beitel
>
> Crucial to know - brand of cat food? *I"m SURE this is what made it
> work. *Ha.
>
> Seriously, try it with a couple of cloves and let us know the result.

OK. Taking this to the limit:

Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.

Put in two medium cloves of garlic. Held it between thumb and fingers
and shook it hard, counting to ten.

Emptied contents into palm of hand. Removed two clean whole cloves of
garlic and set them aside. Removed the pie weights, put them back in
the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.

Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
in most cases, but good to know when it is.) No garlic juice/smell
either, for those that care.

Tried it again with one small clove. Same good results.

I'm sold. Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
tool collection.

--
Silvar Beitel

On Apr 4, 11:05*am, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
> On Apr 4, 1:17*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 4, 1:03*pm, Silvar Beitel > wrote:
>
> > > I few days ago I posted:
>
> > > >http://screen.yahoo.com/chowciao-pee...080000842.html
>
> > > (If you haven't seen it and can't spare two minutes to watch it, spend
> > > ten minutes reading the original thread instead to get an idea of what
> > > it is about :-) )
>
> > > Anyway, *I needed some garlic today and thought, "How 'bout a scaled
> > > down version of that?"
>
> > > I rescued a smallish can from the recycling bin (an 8 oz condensed
> > > milk can, I think). *One that the "universal cat food can lid" fit
> > > on. *I put 6 cloves of garlic in, but not large ones. *They were from
> > > near the inner part of the bulb, so all together they were equivalent
> > > to about 2 large cloves, which is what I was after.
>
> > > Holding the can between my thumb and fingers, I shook it violently
> > > back and forth with my wrist for about 10 seconds.
>
> > > Lo and behold, it worked!
>
> > > I picked out 6 whole cloves of completely peeled garlic. *A quick
> > > rinse of the can and lid and I was done.
>
> > > I think this might be my preferred garlic peeling method from now on.
> > > Try it!
>
> > > --
> > > Silvar Beitel
>
> > Crucial to know - brand of cat food? *I"m SURE this is what made it
> > work. *Ha.
>
> > Seriously, try it with a couple of cloves and let us know the result.
>
> OK. *Taking this to the limit:
>
> Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
> and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. *Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.
>
> Put in two medium cloves of garlic. *Held it between thumb and fingers
> and shook it hard, counting to ten.
>
> Emptied contents into palm of hand. *Removed two clean whole cloves of
> garlic and set them aside. *Removed the pie weights, put them back in
> the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
> and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.
>
> Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
> bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
> in most cases, but good to know when it is.) *No garlic juice/smell
> either, for those that care.
>
> Tried it again with one small clove. *Same good results.
>
> I'm sold. *Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
> tool collection.
>
> --
> Silvar Beitel

Way cool. Thanks for both methods.
I love it !!!

On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:05:25 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
> wrote:

> OK. Taking this to the limit:
>
> Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
> and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.
>
> Put in two medium cloves of garlic. Held it between thumb and fingers
> and shook it hard, counting to ten.
>
> Emptied contents into palm of hand. Removed two clean whole cloves of
> garlic and set them aside. Removed the pie weights, put them back in
> the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
> and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.
>
> Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
> bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
> in most cases, but good to know when it is.) No garlic juice/smell
> either, for those that care.
>
> Tried it again with one small clove. Same good results.
>
> I'm sold. Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
> tool collection.

Sounds good to me! Thanks for taking the time to experiment. Now,
how are you going to use whole cloves of garlic?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Apr 4, 5:03*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:05:25 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > OK. *Taking this to the limit:
>
> > Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
> > and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. *Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.
>
> > Put in two medium cloves of garlic. *Held it between thumb and fingers
> > and shook it hard, counting to ten.
>
> > Emptied contents into palm of hand. *Removed two clean whole cloves of
> > garlic and set them aside. *Removed the pie weights, put them back in
> > the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
> > and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.
>
> > Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
> > bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
> > in most cases, but good to know when it is.) *No garlic juice/smell
> > either, for those that care.
>
> > Tried it again with one small clove. *Same good results.
>
> > I'm sold. *Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
> > tool collection.
>
> Sounds good to me! *Thanks for taking the time to experiment. *Now,
> how are you going to use whole cloves of garlic?

Mostly, I wouldn't - I'd chop, crush, grate, mince, etc. them. Maybe
40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken or some other recipe where you insert
whole cloves of garlic into meat.

Or maybe I'll just keep a few in my pocket to chew on to keep the
paparazzi and vampires away (or is it werewolves, I just can't keep up
with pop culture :-) )

--
Silvar Beitel

"Silvar Beitel" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 4, 5:03 pm, sf > wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:05:25 -0700 (PDT), Silvar Beitel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>> > OK. Taking this to the limit:
>>
>> > Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
>> > and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.
>>
>> > Put in two medium cloves of garlic. Held it between thumb and fingers
>> > and shook it hard, counting to ten.
>>
>> > Emptied contents into palm of hand. Removed two clean whole cloves of
>> > garlic and set them aside. Removed the pie weights, put them back in
>> > the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
>> > and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.
>>
>> > Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
>> > bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
>> > in most cases, but good to know when it is.) No garlic juice/smell
>> > either, for those that care.
>>
>> > Tried it again with one small clove. Same good results.
>>
>> > I'm sold. Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
>> > tool collection.
>>
>> Sounds good to me! Thanks for taking the time to experiment. Now,
>> how are you going to use whole cloves of garlic?
>
> Mostly, I wouldn't - I'd chop, crush, grate, mince, etc. them. Maybe
> 40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken or some other recipe where you insert
> whole cloves of garlic into meat.
>
> Or maybe I'll just keep a few in my pocket to chew on to keep the
> paparazzi and vampires away (or is it werewolves, I just can't keep up
> with pop culture :-) )

Did you see that MartyB (I think) said about peeling the cloves from the
'inside' ? I tried it and the skins fell off
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http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

Silvar Beitel wrote:
>

> OK. Taking this to the limit:
>
> Went and found an old large plastic pill bottle, about 3 inches tall
> and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Put in 3 ceramic pie weights.
>
> Put in two medium cloves of garlic. Held it between thumb and fingers
> and shook it hard, counting to ten.
>
> Emptied contents into palm of hand. Removed two clean whole cloves of
> garlic and set them aside. Removed the pie weights, put them back in
> the bottle for next time, put the bottle in the kitchen tool drawer,
> and tossed the remaining papery stuff in the compost bin.
>
> Faster than my/our old/usual smash-with-the-knife-and-pick-out-the-
> bits technique and results in whole cloves (admittedly, not important
> in most cases, but good to know when it is.) No garlic juice/smell
> either, for those that care.
>
> Tried it again with one small clove. Same good results.
>
> I'm sold. Pill bottle with pie weights has been added to my kitchen
> tool collection.


Really?
This thread has really turned silly, imo. Do people actually have an issue
with peeling a few garlic cloves for a meal?

G.

On Apr 4, 6:19*pm, Gary > wrote:
*Do people actually have an issue
> with peeling a few garlic cloves for a meal?
>


It's the papers that stick to the fingers and ya just can't shake em
off. Or else they fly off the counter and who feels like sweeping
after every prep session? Just call me lazy.

I make a dish which calls for about 16 cloves and it's a PAIN to get
all that paper off.