Yes, so the French cooking continues here and that means lots of GARLIC. I love garlic, but peeling it is such a chore sometimes, which is why I am SO excited about this garlic peeler.
Maybe some of you have already discovered this little gem, but it was new to me and I'm still reeling over how ingenious it is. You just roll a clove of garlic inside this rubber tube a few times, and it removes the skin completely---in about three seconds. That's right. It completely peels the clove in seconds. The first time I did this, I actually jumped back and gasped! I couldn't believe it. It worked so well, that I decided to peel two whole heads of garlic while I was at it for convenience sake. My hand was tired after all that rolling, but I had weeks worth of garlic ready and waiting, which I stored in this covered glass dish inside the fridge. So worth it in the end; as a huge time saver. You do need to rinse the skins out of the plastic tube every so often otherwise it loses its friction power, but other than that, I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Oh, and it comes in a cute little case for storing too. Found it on-line here.
And thanks everybody for the cookbook suggestions, I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for them. (no pun intended!)
Oh I am going to have to try this. Thank you for posting. Clarice
Posted by: clarice | February 05, 2010 at 11:25 AM
You can store the peeled cloves in olive oil in a jar, in the fridge, for quite a long time - several weeks or even months (I can't remember) and then you also have garlic flavoured olive oil to cook with!
Posted by: Amy | February 05, 2010 at 02:20 PM
Ingenious !
Posted by: SmitoniusAndSonata | February 05, 2010 at 02:51 PM
Gadgets that work: One of life's delights.
Posted by: Natalie VV | February 05, 2010 at 04:56 PM
Awesome!
Posted by: Judy @ daily yarns | February 06, 2010 at 05:21 AM
Very nice kitchen gadget ... Thanks for sharing a review on it !!!
Posted by: My 1st Bambina ! | February 06, 2010 at 02:54 PM
I got one recently too and it was so easy to use but... I can't seem to clean it properly and it's stinking up my house! Any ideas?
Reply from Turkey Feathers: Mine hasn't reached the stinky stage yet! Ha! But if it does, I might try soaking it in warm water with a teaspoon of baking soda, or a little white vinegar. I use an old toothbrush (I keep under the sink) to scrub the inside after each use.
Posted by: Nikki | February 07, 2010 at 04:01 AM
I watched the movie La Cucina last night and Rachel Hunter's character was peeling garlic with one of these tubes - not exactly the same as yours but the same concept. We use lots of garlic in our house and I hate peeling it, too, so my first thought was "I need one of those!"
Posted by: janet | February 07, 2010 at 05:54 AM
Hallelujah! Thank you and pass the pesto!
Posted by: Mom Wald | February 08, 2010 at 02:42 PM