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Janet

In article >, says...
>
> "graham" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 2019-03-04 6:27 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> >> On 2019-03-04 6:40 p.m., Julie Bove wrote:
> >>> My attempts at mincing garlic have the makings for a sit com. I've seen
> >>> chefs use the technique of laying a large knife flat on the clove,
> >>> pounding on the knife to smash the clove, then quickly mincing it. When
> >>> I try to do that, the clove goes zinging across my kitchen.
> >>>
> >>> If I try to slice then mince, my pieces always wind up too big.
> >>>
> >>> I tried two different garlic presses. One was very ineffective in that
> >>> it would smash up the garlic but it wouldn't press out the other end. I
> >>> would then use the tip of a knife to try to scrape out the pressed
> >>> garlic. I would manage to get a bit, but most would be retained in the
> >>> press. The next one was only slightly better. Both retained the stinky
> >>> aroma of garlic. I tossed them.
> >>>
> >>> For some time, I used either garlic powder or some dried roasted garlic
> >>> that I bought somewhere. But for some things, I really want to use the
> >>> real deal. Recent attempts at mincing were no better so I bought a small
> >>> jar of minced.
> >>>
> >>> Help! How do you mince the stuff!
> >>
> > Why bother? Just go to McDonald's and stop bothering with trying to cook!
>
> Yuck! I don't eat that stuff.

Thanks for demonstrating

"I won't bother suggesting anything. You will just come back with
the reasons they won't work for you."

Janet UK