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How To Store Garlic For Long Term Purposes

By Mattie Knight


In terms of vegetables, we definitely know there is this harvesting seasons. But we also definitely know these seasons will end and the production will become low once again until the next harvesting. Some people who are in great need of such vegetables really have to do something for them not to stop their business process.

One of the commonly used vegetables in almost every home or restaurants is the garlic. There are numerous types of garlics that we could use for our cooking. But as its season nearly winds down, you know to yourself that you must keep a handful of them until next harvesting season comes. With this, here are some tips on how to store garlic for long term purposes.

You have to keep in mind that by selecting garlic you have to notice things in or on its bulbs. Avoid the ones that are damaged, soft, and or still sprouting. The ones you truly need are those undamaged ones so you could still use them like as good as new after quite some time of storing.

Place all your garlics inside your unused mesh bags or to your unused loose woven baskets. These are the ones which you will see in the markets. Both of it can effectively help those garlics to breathe properly and keep looking good. Others have these very flexible tops which you may braid together and then hang somewhere in your beloved kitchen.

You can even store them inside your refrigerator. Put it away inside the crisp drawer so that it could stay away from any problems caused by too much humidity. But be mindful that once you take it off the fridge, it will start to sprout a couple of days later under room temperature. Thus, storing this way requires you to use them when you are ready to use it.

Even the freezer is a good place for your garlic. Most of us would think frozen garlics are not that great compared to the fresh ones. But you can always do a simple preparation in keeping its freshness until the day you use it. Mince the cloves with a blender then freeze those minces inside an ice cube tray or over silicone sheets. After freezing it, move it to any of your airtight container.

Making dehydrated garlic is even possible. Do not worry, the process is very simple and not complicated. Slice it in a thin manner, and then put it inside a food dehydrator. Not having dehydrator is not a problem, you can always use your oven with an ajar door to dehydrate until crisp. After, move all of them to your airtight container and place it somewhere in your kitchen under room temperature. Its freshness will not fade for how many months.

You could always roast your garlic. To most users this one is their way to enjoy the vegetable. This is because everyone can just freeze it for as long as they want. People like this because of its mellowness and cooking will be easier because we often roast garlics.

There are a lot more good ways on how to keep this type of vegetable good as fresh in long term phase. The things that listed above are just the commonly used ones by the users around the world. So follow these things in order for you to enjoy your garlics for a long time.




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