Topic: HOW TO PEEL LOTS OF GARLIC BULBS QUICKLY

[Martinwhynot]

Tried this one last night to outrageous success  ;D

Place the unpeeled garlic bulbs into a largeish container with a lid on.  You then vigorously shake the container about like it's a cocktail shaker for around a minute.  I did 250gms of bulbs last night in seconds.  The result is that the skins get rubbed off by the friction inside the container - simply pick out the skins from the bulbs, voila!

Enjoy, no more using the side of a knife and pressing down, etc, etc.

Martin

[Yousef]

Nice tip. Thanks

[currylover40]

This works! Which is surprising, because it can be a booger to peel. Nice one Martin.

[Martinwhynot]

Pleasure's all mine!
I haven't posted here for a while but got such a lot from Panpot's contributions; this is a tiny input by me but more to follow...curries with alcohol added! Big in my local BIR in Central Scotland.

[RubyDoo]

Mmmmmm. Tried this the other day and nothing happened. Perhaps wrong type of containers or I didn't shake long or hard enough 

[Martinwhynot]

It is hard work! But easier than peeling them individually.

[RubyDoo]

I assume you separated the cloves first?

[Martinwhynot]

Yessir, just split them up into individual bulbs. I found that a tall plastic tumbler thingy from Tupperware worked well as it allowed for lots of up and down movement as I shook like CRAZY!

[DalPuri]

Ive tried this method a few times but it never really worked for me.
It could be down to the size of the bowl(s) used.

http://sciencefare.org/2011/11/16/for-love-of-garlic/

[Unclebuck]

theres a vid on it here

http://www.curry-recipes.co.uk/curry/index.php/topic,6128.0.html