Topic: How to peel a whole head of garlic in less than 10 seconds

[Peripatetic Phil]

Do you eat jacket pots?

Only the insides.

new pots with skin on?

Not if I can avoid it, but just occasionally with (e.g.,) a lamb leg steak and garden peas (needs lots of Brittany butter).

Is this a texture thing?

Absolutely !

Do you have a thing about ginger skin?

Only on pussy cats.

Are you gingerist?    ;D  :

Ask Jaffa : he will assure you "only in the most positive sense".

** Phil.

[RubyDoo]

Ask Jaffa : he will assure you "only in the most positive sense".

** Phil.

Now that bugger WOULD look good in a pan!!   

[Peripatetic Phil]

Now that bugger WOULD look good in a pan!!   

You'd be sadly disappointed : he has only three legs (since May 2012), so after your wife and two kids had their share, there'd be none left for you   P.S. Jaffa says "We are not amused" :

[RubyDoo]

Now that bugger WOULD look good in a pan!!   

You'd be sadly disappointed : he has only three legs (since May 2012), so after your wife and two kids had their share, there'd be none left for you   P.S. Jaffa says "We are not amused" :

Still looks very Tarka ' ish   ( or does that bring in the oldest joke in the book about Tarka just being 'otter  ? ) ?? 

[Martinwhynot]

This is an older post but this may also help:

Throw a kids' rubber ball or something similar into the bowl at the start - it helps knock the skins off as they all crash into it.   

Regards,

Martin

[goncalo]

This is an older post but this may also help:

Throw a kids' rubber ball or something similar into the bowl at the start - it helps knock the skins off as they all crash into it.   

A jumper ball?

[Onions]

Has he been to Morrie's Wigs

[Bittergourd]

I tried it with some fresh garlic from ASDA and it didn't work. The garlic head is easy to break into cloves (I already know how to do that) but the purplish-coloured garlic cloves seem to have very sticky skin. I resorted to my usual method of bashing the head to release the cloves then cutting the blunt end off ecah clove and bashing them all again to release the skins. If you watch a Jamie Oliver video he often just sticks each clove into a garlic press, skin and all - the skin doesn't go through the holes. If you're gong to blend it anyway, WTH, a bit of skin doesn't matter.

[Mattie]

Bittergourd I suggest you get the guns out and give it a proper shake for atleast 2 minutes for a whole bulb.  Don't be shy

[Onions and Garlic]

The original link is broken.
http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds
This is the new one.
http://www.saveur.com/article/video/video-How-to-Peel-a-Head-of-Garlic-in-Less-Than-10-Seconds?cmpid=fb