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What is a decent alternative for fresh garlic?
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i try to use fresh most of the time but i always keep a pack of the frozen cubes in the freezer as a stand by. Same with ginger.0
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I've started to buy the frozen garlic. Used to always buy fresh and then spend ages peeling and blending to freeze. Works out slightly more expensive, but, tbh, life's too short! I use it almost every day and a box for a pound or so will last me at least a couple of months. Def time saving if nowt else. Sometimes I would buy the fresh and not get round to freezing and it would end up shrivelling and drying up, so it was false economy.Father Ted: Now concentrate this time, Dougal. These
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I buy the Dorot frozen garlic, frozen ginger and frozen chilli.
I used to buy fresh, but i kept wasting money as they would go off by the time i needed to use them again.
Well worth it
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Another vote for Very Lazy Garlic. I sometimes freeze the contents in ice cube trays if I think that the jar has been open for a while.
I just add a cube when making soups etc. (I prefer to add garlic towards the end of cooking as I think pre-frying sometimes gives a chemical-type flavour.The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.
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I often buy the Gia garlic puree (about 79pence) in case I run out of fresh, but I do keep copious amounts of fresh garlic on the shelf too. I use so much garlic that I do run out frequently!
I love the huge garlic bulbs my parents bring me back from France a few times a year, and I went to Asda last week and they had nets of about 7 bulbs and they were a good size too. I made Chicken and 40 cloves with a net for supper one night last week and it was delicious!"A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don't make them biscuits." - Mary Cooper
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Most garlic puree I've bought has contained a lot of salt and has affected the taste of my cooking, so I stick with fresh.0
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bought some of these in tesco today - garlic and chilli, hope they are good!* Rainbow baby boy born 9th August 2016 *
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I usually buy bulbs of fresh garlic and blitz it in my handheld processor, then drench it in oil and store in the fridge in a jar. It stays good and fresh like this for about 3 weeks provided the oil completely covers the garlicProud to be dealing with my debts!
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Waitrose Cooks Ingredients do a frozen garlic, basil, shallots, coriander and parsley (iirc) all really good.
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