fataddick
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I keep a jar of the garlic one in the fridge for emergencies but Waitrose pot of ready peeled garlic cloves is first choice option.
I can understand ginger as its a bitch to peel, but even then it takes no more than 3 mins to peel and chop.
Garlic! are you being serious! less than 45 secs.
Disposable gloves solves that problem.Real thing it is then, just can't stand the smell on my fingers for hours later even after scrubbing.
I don't really understand why a jar should be used in an emergency. Just keep garlic and ginger in the cupboard instead of a jar surely? The garlic jars use dried garlic. The drying process strips the flavour and nutrition from the natural product. Plus they soak it in white wine vinegar. And garlic bulbs are very cheap.
Unless I've missed something here, what's stopping you peeling a whole garlic bulb, blending it and putting it in Olive oil in a jar?
Anyone used these and are they any good compared to using fresh stuff.
I hate preparing garlic and ginger but love it in cooking so would be ideal if any good.
Ta.
Wastes valuable time you could be spending posting on NSC?
Chefs tip, freeze the whole ginger then simply grate it on the finest side, doesnt matter about the skin it just disappears and its really quick
Garlic - crush it with a little salt, you can buy a pestle and mortle quite cheaply
Real thing it is then, just can't stand the smell on my fingers for hours later even after scrubbing.
I use it, it's great and is exactly the same as the real thing. [MENTION=1518]empire[/MENTION] is wrong.
Are blonds more expensive?So easy and cheap to get fresh. 17p for a knob of ginger - bargain.
How long before they go broke again?
I use the frozen chopped ginger and garlic from Waitrose, to save buying a whole bulb of garlic (or worse if shop only has 3 packs)/knob of ginger when you only need a little. And so I always have it to hand. The frozen herbs are quite useful too for the same reason.
knob of ginger