topic Re: Storing Garlic in Kitchen

Storing Garlic

beach-mom — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 05:44:08 GMT

How do you store garlic?

I usually don't buy it until I need it, and once you take a clove from the bulb you're supposed to refrigerate it.

I'd like to have a bulb on hand in case I need it. I do have a ceramic "garlic storer," but I rarely use it.

This is the one I have:

Re: Storing Garlic

Desertdi — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:01:22 GMT

I have always used a glass jar

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spumoni99 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 06:14:03 GMT

I usually leave them in the bag I buy them in from Sams club, we go through garlic pretty fast and I never just use a clove. I often bake the entire bulb, several at a time.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:03:19 GMT

I don't do anything special. I have a mesh basket for onions and garlic. When I need it, I'll remove a clove or two and the remainder of the bulb gets returned to the basket. It's recommended that garlic not be stored in a sealed container as it traps moisture and mold can develop.

Something else about garlic -

When buying fresh garlic, don't automatically assume it was grown in the USA. Examine the bulb. If the roots are missing, it means that it's come from China. Garlic from China gets heavily fumigated for bugs and has been treated with chemicals, to prevent the bulbs from sprouting on the boat ride. It's also bleached, to make it white. Even the "organic" label can't be trusted when it comes to China grown. Growing and fertilizing practices are not good. It's been reported that human waste is used as fertilizer and that Chinese garlic can be contaminated with lead and sulfites. To avoid all of this make sure your garlic bulb still has the root and you will know it's been grown here in the USA.

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Imaoldhippie — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:47:26 GMT

I buy minced in a jar. Saves all the trouble and tastes the same.

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LTT1 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:14:36 GMT

@spumoni99

YUM!

I’m coming to your house for some baked garlic!

Sounds so good!

And I forgot to say:

yes...I have let it get moldy accidental in the past!

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CelticCrafter — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:11:44 GMT

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
I buy minced in a jar. Saves all the trouble and tastes the same.

Lasts longer too. I would end up throwing the bulbs out because they either dried out or sprouted.

Re: Storing Garlic

LTT1 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:15:40 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch

@beach-mom @CelticCrafter @Imaoldhippie @spumoni99

Thank you so much for the facts about USA vs China grown garlic bulbs!

This is helpful info.

Has anyone ever tried swallowing garlic bulbs (trimmed only) as a health item? Curious if anyone found them to be beneficial?

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jlkz — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:28:39 GMT

@CelticCrafter @Imaoldhippie

I have been using minced garlic in water in a jar for several years now. I just used a jar yesterday to make my huge batches of marinara sauce: I liquefy the minced garlic in my small Cuisinart and sauté it carefully before adding the paste and seasonings.

DH uses it straight from the jar.

I remember my grandfather kept a large garden in the back of our house. He raised everything there. In the Fall he'd braid the onions and then the garlic heads which we would hang in our basement. When my mother needed any, we would be sent down to pull out the onion or garlic head. They lasted the whole Winter and Spring !

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wagirl — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:10:20 GMT

I use "jar-lic" although I do buy bulbs on occasion and roast them for some nice soft, creamy spread. But I store them in a open container in my spice storage.

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LindaSal — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:19:33 GMT

I just keep mine in the dairy compartment with the butter in the frig door. I always purchase my bulbs of garlic at Whole Foods. They only sell locally grown garlic at my store.

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Scorpio1971 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:04:08 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch

@beach-mom @CelticCrafter @Imaoldhippie @spumoni99

Thank you so much for the facts about USA vs China grown garlic bulbs!
This is helpful info.

Has anyone ever tried swallowing garlic bulbs (trimmed only) as a health item? Curious if anyone found them to be beneficial?

@LTT1

My uncle used to swear by chewing a cleaned clove of garlic and drinking a glass of hot water if you have a cold and then climb into bed and "sweat it out" as he used to say. Always tried to convince me to do it when I get bronchitis but never did.

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Scorpio1971 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:05:11 GMT

@LindaSal wrote:
I just keep mine in the dairy compartment with the butter in the frig door. I always purchase my bulbs of garlic at Whole Foods. They only sell locally grown garlic at my store.

@LindaSal

It is not recommended to store garlic & onions in refigerator because moisture can cause them to spoil more quickly.

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Carmie — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:04:01 GMT

I have these bags in my pantry. They work for me.

I also use minced garlic in the jar for some things, but always have garlic bulbs hanging around.

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Scorpio1971 — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:07:09 GMT

@Carmie

Those are so cute! And a great way to store them all because it lets air flow through the material.

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cindyNC — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:58:21 GMT

@beach-mom I have a red clay garlic storer with a lid that's got to be about 40 years old. I keep it on my dresser and use it to hold my brushes. The top is in my underware drawer. My mother gave it to me for Christmas, many many years ago.

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Rockycoast — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:13:45 GMT

We grow our own garlic. We use lots in our cooking and baking. We braid our garlic and store it hanging in our cellar. When needed we just cut a whole head off the braid. Keep the head in a marble bowl in the kitchen. Do not store garlic cloves in the fridge. It won't last as long.

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wagirl — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:25:47 GMT

@Carmie --Oh I really like the veggie"socks". Heard you shouldn't store onions and spuds together----if I only had a pantry.

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wagirl — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:27:03 GMT

@cindyNC --I have one of those too---to roast the garlic in--you need to soak it for awhile before--have never used it for that tho.

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WORKING GAL — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:53:01 GMT

@Imaoldhippie- I buy a bag of peeled garlic, chop them all in my KA food chopper, add about a tsp. of canola oil and store it in a glass jar. It lasts a long time and never goes bad, costs less than buying it already minced. The bag costs me about $1.50 and it fills a 12 0z. jar to the top. So easy and ready for my recipes.