On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 16:09:23 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Skeptical me just had to test it. I put 4 cloves into a cubic glass
> jar, added 2 fishing sinkers, and shook like mad for about 10
> seconds Wow - it works!!!!! Every bit of paper skin was removed and
> no more sticky fingers. Best kitchen tip I've received in years.

Okay, I'm not cooking tonight... but I'll try it anyway. BRB.

Report: I'm not as impressed at you are, but I can see that it can be
useful for large batches of garlic. I shook my garlic with a few
aluminum pie weights in 10 second intervals and stopped at 60 seconds.
The skin was still around the garlic but it was loose enough to be
easily removed with my fingers. I guess the heavier weight of your
sinkers was the trick.

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