Peel a head of garlic in 10 seconds

[conifer]

This is pretty cool and I can't believe I've never heard of it before!

[nickrey]

That is so cool.

[Blether]

Ha ha ! Nice (though it looked like it might have been 11 seconds). Love the expression on his face while he does that, too.

[thebostonbyte]

Thanks for this post!

I'll have to give this a try in class I wonder if the size of the bowls would really matter much?

[dcarch]

I don't know if that peels all the cloves big and small ones. He never showed the end result.

I don't know if that peels all kinds of garlics, fresh ones and well cured ones.

I have to give that a try.

My method is even simpler, I buy the ones already peeled. LOL!

Thanks for the interesting link.

dcarch

[Country]

He used old, dried out, garlic for that demo. He likely would have hurt his hand trying to smash a bulb of good garlic like that and, guaranteed, the skins of good fresh garlic wouldn't have come off shaking the cloves in a bowl. I wonder if he actually used that garlic in anything....

[Anna N]

He used old, dried out, garlic for that demo. He likely would have hurt his hand trying to smash a bulb of good garlic like that and, guaranteed, the skins of good fresh garlic wouldn't have come off shaking the cloves in a bowl. I wonder if he actually used that garlic in anything....

Yes. Fresh, hard-necked garlic would have put him in Emerg! But maybe he's using another type of garlic.

[TheNoodleIncident]

can someone explain what happened to those of us that can't view the video while at work?

[Paul Bacino]

I cant view it either!!

[nickrey]

First he smashes the bulb of garlic with his hand, separating it into cloves. He then inverts one of the two stainless steel bowls in which he has the garlic and puts it on top of the other, making a sort of stainless steel sphere. He then shakes it up and down vigorously, opens up the bowls and the garlic is peeled.

Edited September 29, 2011 by nickrey (log)

[Paul Bacino]

Noodle,

Try going to savauer first ( sp ) then it will load.. I use a tupperware bowl usually.

Paul

I don't like the palm on the bulb.. i bruised my hand..yikes

paul

[blue_dolphin]

Looks like pretty much the same method that hummingbirdkiss posted here a while back.

I tried it (not the hand smashing, just the shaking ) and it indeed worked great with older garlic but not as well with really fresh stuff - maybe I just needed to shake those longer, I dunno.

[LizD518]

I've done this for a while, if I have a few cloves to peel. I usually use just a couple of small bowls - or a cocktail shaker would probably work well, but I've never tried it.

[TheNoodleIncident]

Thanks for the summary - very cool tip, if it works.

My problem with viewing is my work firewall - no videos allowed!

[andrestorrubia]

You can do something similar with normal garlic with a Thermomix, very handy when having many heads of garlic to work on!

http://www.velocidadcuchara.com/2011/05/como-pelar-ajos-con-thermomix-paso-a-paso/id=598

[djyee100]

First he smashes the bulb of garlic with his hand, separating it into cloves.

He was just being dramatic. I use that method to separate garlic cloves all the time, with all varieties of garlic, fresh or well-aged.

You don't have to use your hand like a mallet, for chrissakes. First, remove the top stem if necessary so that the cloves are exposed and can spread out. Invert the garlic head, put your palm on the root end, and press on it. I lean on it with the weight of my arm. The garlic head will break apart into cloves.

Edited September 29, 2011 by djyee100 (log)

[mkayahara]

First he smashes the bulb of garlic with his hand, separating it into cloves.

He was just being dramatic. I use that method to separate garlic cloves all the time, with all varieties of garlic, fresh or well-aged.

Even hard-neck garlic? If I tried that with the garlic I have right now, I'd be afraid of piercing my hand!

[suzilightning]

that's how we were taught in culinary. the bowls were of equal size and 3 quarts. since i usually don't have to do massive amounts of garlic i don't use it that much anymore.

[OliverB]

ha, fun! I was waiting for a reason to get a 2nd stainless steel bowl, now I have one :-D

[djyee100]

First he smashes the bulb of garlic with his hand, separating it into cloves.

He was just being dramatic. I use that method to separate garlic cloves all the time, with all varieties of garlic, fresh or well-aged.

Even hard-neck garlic? If I tried that with the garlic I have right now, I'd be afraid of piercing my hand!

A hard neck bulb of garlic. I think. Anyway, there's a stiff central stem on it.

Pull off the stem and peel off some of the outer skin, so that the cloves are exposed. How you usually prep garlic, right?

Turn the garlic bulb upside-down. Place your palm on the root end of the bulb. Ideally, your palm is parallel to the tabletop. Use your other hand to position the bulb so you can apply maximum pressure on the bulb.

Press your palm against the root end of the garlic bulb.

SPLAT. The garlic bulb breaks apart.

(Below)The little nubbin in the left-hand corner is the garlic bulb base. Notice how cleanly the cloves separate.

I can't believe you guys. Are you going to let a girl beat you at this?