This Is How You Peel An Entire Head Of Garlic In Seconds

Nick Visser
Updated

Garlic is a decidedly delicious pain.

Yes, you can use a knife and smash your cloves into oblivion, scattering little peel pieces over the floor. You can put the cloves in hot water, but you have to wait half an hour for the skins to soften. If you have to peel a dozen heads, you can shake them into submission between two bowls, but that takes more coordination than many chefs have.

So what's the home chef to do? A new video from Diply has a simple hack for the garlic-loving, but mess-averse, cook. All you have to do is put an entire head of garlic into a Mason jar, seal the lid and shake to your heart's content. After 20 seconds, pour out the contents and your cloves should slip out skin-free.

Simple as that.

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Remove fat from a casserole or sauce with an ice cube...

If a sauce or casserole is looking greasy, drop an ice cube into it - fat will start to congeal in the cooler space you've created, enabling you to scoop it out.
If a sauce or casserole is looking greasy, drop an ice cube into it - fat will start to congeal in the cooler space you've created, enabling you to scoop it out.

Stop your brown sugar from sticking...

Put your brown sugar in a ceramic jar with a few marshmallows on top to stop it clumping.
Put your brown sugar in a ceramic jar with a few marshmallows on top to stop it clumping.

Don't buy an expensive cakepop stand ...

...use your colander instead
...use your colander instead

Never over-boil water again...

Rest a wooden spoon across a pan of boiling water to stop it from boiling over.
Rest a wooden spoon across a pan of boiling water to stop it from boiling over.

Make failsafe meringues...

Use a stainless steel or copper bowl. Re-wash and dry your bowl before making meringue even if you think it's clean, then put it in the fridge for a few minutes before starting. The slightest bit of grease from a previous bake or an overly-hot bowl will prevent your meringue from forming stiff peaks.
Use a stainless steel or copper bowl. Re-wash and dry your bowl before making meringue even if you think it's clean, then put it in the fridge for a few minutes before starting. The slightest bit of grease from a previous bake or an overly-hot bowl will prevent your meringue from forming stiff peaks.

Cook the perfect burger...

...by adding a little water to the pan. Cover over for 15 seconds and the steam will help to cook the edges without you having to burn the base.
...by adding a little water to the pan. Cover over for 15 seconds and the steam will help to cook the edges without you having to burn the base.

Keep bananas from over-ripening...

...by tying cling film around the top.
...by tying cling film around the top.

Peel boiled eggs easily...

...by soaking them in cool water while you peel.
...by soaking them in cool water while you peel.

And when you've finished cooking...

... remove any nasty smells (especially garlic) from your hands by running them over something made of stainless steel.
... remove any nasty smells (especially garlic) from your hands by running them over something made of stainless steel.

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