Kitchen

[Imaoldhippie]

@WORKING GAL ..............What a great idea.  Thanks, I just bought a new jar of garlic, next time I am going to do this. 

[Scorpio1971]

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   @WORKING GAL wrote:
   

   @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.

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@WORKING GAL 

@Imaoldhippie 

Unfortunately..."never goes bad" is not true.  There is a chance of botulism by leaving your garlic in oil on a counter and it should be refrigerated for no longer than  3 days.  Other safe option is to freeze it in usable portions to up to 6 months.  I would suggest refraining from this practice for your health & safety. 

Commercially prepared garlic in oil is safe because it is processed at high temps to kill bacteria in the production process.  I learn this information many years ago. 

Here are 2 screen shots from 2 web sites and a link to one of them.  You can also find other web sites with a Google search.  Wishing you well.

https://garlicstore.com/storing-garlic-in-oil/

[Imaoldhippie]

@Scorpio1971 .............Thanks for the info.  Who knew??

[Scorpio1971]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

@Scorpio1971 .............Thanks for the info.  Who knew??

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@Imaoldhippie 

You're welcome.  I only knew because someone had told me years ago.  Otherwise I would never have thought about it either.  I hope the other person who said she does it returns to find out.  That disease can be deadly.  I learned about botulism when I visited the National Park out west and the rangers told us not to go near prairie dogs because of the fleas that can spread it too, along with other ridents.😱

[branny]

please tell me what is braiding garlic. Thanks

[branny]

I leave a couple of bulbs in a bowl with my tomatoes on the countertop.

[River Song]

I buy a bag of peeled garlic cloves and make garlic toum, a fluffy paste made in the food processor with garlic, salt, olive oil and lemon juice.  I freeze the paste in 4 oz. containers.  Take out a container as needed and store in the refrigerator.  Easy to use in cooking, no garlic cloves to have to slice or mince, no storage issues.

[ID2]

I use the 3 lb. jar of fresh minced garlic from Costco. I use a LOT of garlic and need to always keep this on hand. Delicious!

[Rockycoast]

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@branny wrote:

please tell me what is braiding garlic. Thanks

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It is more or less like braiding your hair.  We leave the long garlic stocks attached to the bulb once harvested. Leave them set outside (out of direct sunlight) for a week or so. Till a bit dry. bruch off any dirt from the bulb.

then it is like braiding hair. Get 3 bulbs and lay them out on a table. Cross them over. Get a 4th bulb and lay it on the right side and double up the stocks and cross over. Do the same with the left side. Adding an additional stock on each side, hold the two stocks together while braiding.  I usually leave 3-4 inches at the top non braided. I tie it off with kitchen twine and hang in the basement.

[Moonlady]

@beach-mom  The garlic keeper is very attractive! 

I use so much garlic, I get the bag of peeled cloves which I promptly put in the freezer. It's very convenient and fits my needs.