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 should always remember the correct ways of selecting the garlic you will use. First, look at its bulbs. Dont buy the ones that shows damaged, soft, or is still sprouting parts. You truly need those undamaged ones because you may use all of it for long term purposes.

The very common ways of keeping these vegetables is by putting them in your mesh bags or to those loose woven baskets that you got. These are the containers that we usually see when we visit the marketplace. The both of them could help all the garlics breathe to stay good until a day would come that you will be using all of it. Some of this vegetable got flexible tops and you could use it to braid them all together then hang in your favorite place inside the kitchen.

It is even possible to be stored in your fridge. Place them specifically in the crisp drawer. That very drawer could really help keep off the humidity from destroying your stored vegetable. But take note, only take it and place it in room temperature if you dont like it to be sprouting after quite some time.

You can even place those in the freezer. But most people would think that frozen garlics are never going to be great like the fresh ones. But you could always do some preparations to make it stay fresh on the day that you will use it. Mince the peeled cloves in a blender and freeze it over ice cube trays or silicone sheets. As it froze, move it to an 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 can also roast it. Most of the users of such vegetable are happier in this kind of process. This is mainly because all of them can just freeze it after roasting. It will be good for the longest time you could possibly think of. People usually like this because they got to roast garlics when they use it.

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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