So I put 4 cloves in a small batch of salsa. I did roast them with a butane torch and thought that would make the flavor a little milder, nope.

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      I come here for cooking tips, not lies.

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        Microplane graters are amazing for garlic.

        (And ginger and wasabi, zesting citrus…)(onions, too. If your a masochist.)

        (also in most stores, fresh whole cloves cost less and are better quality - and much more potent- than other options.)

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          They are great for hard cheese and nutmeg too.

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    Fucking lies. My mom has a special recipe for garlic and shallot soup that will leave you literally farting garlic vapors and it’s both delicious and could use more garlic.

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    I did roast them with a butane torch and thought that would make the flavor a little milder

    That’s your problem. Rotating garlic needs a lower heat than a torch for a longer time.

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    Let it sit overnight in the fridge (if you didn’t already eat it all). It will be milder tomorrow.

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    My new motto is: there’s no such thing as too much cooked garlic.

    I learned this lesson with hummus

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      Yes. Think of raw garlic like a spice but cooked garlic like a vegetable. Same thing works for onions!

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    Make another small batch and don’t add garlic. Dilute it out :)

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      Make another small batch and don’t add garlic. Dilute it out :)

      Bull shit.

      Make another small batch and add 2x garlic.

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    You’re so wrong that I went and got a big spoonful of toum to eat by itself while I write this.

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    I fucked up a batch of hummus because I got lazy and used raw garlic instead of roasting it . Good lord. I thought I loved garlic.

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      Wait I always use a fuckton of raw garlic in my hummus and it’s fuckin delicious

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    It’s not to late, cook it a little more and the garlic flavor will become mild.