If I ever had to choose my favorite spicing or flavor, I’m pretty sure I’d choose garlic. It’s beyond delicious, and the health benefits of garlic are endless: great for your heart, metablolisim, keeping your cholesterol down, and cancer prevention. If garlic is a staple in your cooking, than you know it can be tricky to prepare; chopping, mincing, and peeling can be a real pain. Since I use garlic in my kitchen almost everyday, I needed to find a way to make garlic prep a less time-intensive task. There are a LOT of options available, and through trial and error I’ve found that only a few products work well.

First up are these Silicone Garlic Peelers, which give us yet another reason to love the wonderfully versitile kitchen item that is silicone. It’s grippy (not sticky) texture is what enables it to peel garlic quickly and easily. Simply drop in 1-3 garlic cloves, roll the garlic peeler on a hard surface for a few seconds, and viola! Peeled garlic cloves in seconds.

Next, I present the OXO Garlic Press. Outside of the Pampered Chef and Rösle garlic presses (which are both quite expensive), the OXO is the only garlic press that really works well. Unlike many other brands, even large cloves won’t squish up and out from the sides. Now I can mince my garlic in an instant, and cleaning the press out isnt a hassle either. Thanks to the little reverse cap, you can “flush” out garlic skin and other junk that you couldnt mince. I love the fact it’s so heavy duty, and I know I wont ever have to replace it.

Keeping food fresh can be tricky. Various foods need different enviroments to stay fresh their longest. Though garlic doesnt need to be refridgerated, it does need a cool, dry, dark, and well ventilated place to reside in until you are ready to use it. This terracotta Garlic Keeper is exactly what you’re garlic needs to stay fresh on your countertop. With it’s raised garlic design, no one will wonder whats inside.

$6.95-13.50

Posted by Alison in Household
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