"Gus" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Am going to try Martha Stewart's technique for getting the papery stuff
>> off. She used two small metal mixing bowls of the same size. Put the
>> garlic in one, turn the other upside down on top of it, hold the edges
>> together with your hands and shake the hell of of them! Then if that
>> doesn't work, I have a garlic peeler that I got from Sur La Table.
>> Forgot that I had it! I still don't use garlic often. And when I do I
>> tend to use the powdered.
>
> There is a minute video of this I just came across.
> http://vegan.com/blog/2011/09/29/how...in-10-seconds/
>
> Another site gives 3 other methods: putting in water five minutes,
> microwaving 5-10 seconds, or cutting of the the root end then smashing
> with something or laying a large knife flat over it and hitting it with
> your hand.
>
> No one mentioned fingernails, which is probably not the most sanitary way,
> but I use my fingers to eat with and I think it's kind of fun meditative
> to peel garlic that way.

I've seen the smashing with hand but all that did for me was hurt my hand.