If You Like Garlic You Will Love These Gadgets
No kitchen is complete without a few accessories all developed for the sole purpose of extracting the delicious flavor of garlic. No matter if a person is of an Italian descent, an Italian food lover, a professional chef, or a regular person who likes the taste of garlic, the proper garlic tools are necessities. Garlic is a strong smelling and tasting, and specific garlic gadgets make the cloves easier to peel, crush, chop, press, roast, and grate.
Garlic is an ingredient present in many recipes. Since it can have a strong flavor, it is sometimes used in small amounts. However, there are many people who love the taste of garlic and can't seem to get enough of it. For these people, garlic can be added to recipes in bulk. Since garlic must be removed from its skin before it is used, several tools can assist in making this sometimes difficult job much easier.
Most garlic tools can be purchased for a relatively small amount of money, some as little as a few dollars. However, there are quite a few tools which all do different things to a clove of garlic, and a person may or may not need all of them. The need for the tools depends on how much garlic a person tends to use in their daily or weekly cooking.
Garlic Peeler
No matter if a single garlic clove or a whole head of garlic is being used for a recipe, everyone can benefit from a garlic peeler. Anyone who has ever tried to peel individual garlic cloves using their fingernails knows how tedious it can be. A garlic peeler can greatly speed up the peeling process and it is very easy to use. By placing a clove or garlic in a garlic peeler, the skin of the garlic sticks to the peeler and the inside of the garlic clove is left for cooking. Using this tool will speed up the garlic peeling process and at the same time it will alleviate the everlasting garlic smell that can remain on fingers.
Garlic Roasters
True garlic lovers should not live without a garlic roaster. While a piece of Aluminum Foil can serve as a makeshift garlic roaster, an official roaster, made out of a terra cotta plate, a rounded lid, and ventilation holes, is the best way to roast a head of garlic. Placing an entire head of garlic (with the top cut off) in a roaster and drizzling it with olive oil, salt and pepper, and baking for about one hour will yield a delicious, soft head of garlic. Individual garlic cloves can be squeezed out of the head and spread directly on a cracker or a piece of bread for a delicious treat.
Garlic Slicers
It's very difficult to cut garlic into very thin pieces using a knife, and it takes a lot of practice and experience to slice garlic in an efficient manner. So, if a large number of garlic slices is needed for a recipe, a garlic slicer can come in very handy. Garlic slicers ensure that pieces of garlic are uniform in shape and thickness, and they are as easy to use as cheese graters!
Garlic Keepers
Most people come home from the grocery store with a bag full of garlic heads and throw them in the refrigerator. This, however, is not a recommended place to store garlic. In fact, garlic should not be stored on a kitchen counter either since direct sunlight is not good for it. Garlic keepers can be cute accessories to add to any kitchen, as they come in many styles. Storing heads of garlic in a garlic keeper allows the garlic to remain in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Garlic Press
Simply chopping a clove of garlic into a million pieces with a knife and a chopping board does not produce the same effect as a piece of garlic that has been put through a garlic press. A garlic press is a tool that squeezes the garlic and presses it into tiny pieces. Some recipes call specifically for pressed garlic, and there is really no way to obtain pressed garlic without using this specific tool.
There are numerous other garlic tools and gadgets available, and most are very inexpensive. The best way to determine what is needed in a specific kitchen is to evaluate the daily, weekly and/or monthly garlic consumption in a household, and judge what tools would make preparing the garlic easier for the cook.
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For Christmas, my mom asked for some specific kitchen utensils. First, she wants a metal cover to go over the crust of her pies (because they always burn). She said that this item actually exists because she's seen it at Kirkland's while on vacation, but we do not live near a Kirkland's. Also, she wants a fancy slicer device to cut things such as vegetables or cheese. The device should have a sharp edge with a fancy cutting design such as a zig-zag or squiggle. If you own these products or have any idea where I can purchase them, please respond. So far, I have searched T.J. Maxx and Tuesday Morning with no luck.
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HCG Diet Recipes That Get Results by Brian Schofield
One of the best aspects of the HCG diet experience is learning to love good healthy foods and part of that is locating the right recipes that work and are clear in their aim. Most of us need as much direction as we can get when on this diet, especially when those directions are given by people who have made the HCG diet work.
One of my favorite foods is soup, regardless of the HCG diet or not. I love all kinds of soup, and could seriously eat it at every meal. When I started the HCG diet I really wanted to learn if there were any soups out there I could eat and when I found that there were a few soups I was actually frightened to try them. I admit I wasn't thinking very positively during this time, but I thought I would go ahead and give them a try. Boy was I glad I did!
I'm including 2 HCG recipes that can be found on http://www.hcgcompletediet.com, but because they are so good, they deserve attention in an article:
French Onion Soup
Ingredients
1 Vidalia onion
1 cup beef broth
1tsp. garlic powder
1tsp. onion salt
1tsp. pepper
2 Melba toast
Directions
Slice onion with an apple slicer to make wedges and to open up the onion. Season the onion and place it on top of a foil sheet. Add 1⁄4 cup beef broth, and wrap it up tightly. Place in a Baking Dish and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Make sure the onion is not too soft; you want it a little firm. Serve in a bowl with 2 cups of beef broth and 2 Melba toast. *Makes 1 vegetable serving*
The reason I love this so much is because it has lots of flavor. I love onions and I love garlic and this provided a ton of flavor for me that satisfied my taste and hunger levels while acting as a vegetable serving.
Green Onion Soup
Ingredients
10 green onions
2 cups vegetable broth
1-2 tsp. liquid aminos
1 tsp. parsley
4 drops or 1 packet Stevia
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dill
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/8 tsp. cayenne or red pepper flakes
1/8 tsp. celery seed
Directions
Steam green onions until tender. Preheat saucepan over MED heat. Chop steamed green onions. In a saucepan, sauté the green onions in a small amount of vegetable broth for a couple of minutes. Add the parsley, Stevia, paprika, salt, dill, thyme, celery seed, and cayenne. Sauté 1-2 minutes more. Add remaining vegetable broth, reduce heat, cover and simmer 20-30 minutes. Makes a great side dish on the hCG Diet. *Makes 2 vegetable servings*
The Green Onion Soup from the HCG diet recipes is another great great soup with a lot of flavor to it. I love strong flavors while on the hCG diet because you hear a lot of things about the 500 calorie a day protocol, but this wasn't a soup that felt like I was struggling to get through. I was very impressed. Don't be afraid to try out HCG diet recipes and find which ones you like and which one you don't. Experiment with what works for your body and then go with it. The experience of being on the hCG diet should be about learning and improving your habits and finding the right recipes goes along with that.
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About the Author
Brian is an expert on the HCG Diet.