The amazing garlic peeling trick – and other fruit and veg tips you need in your life
Garlic is an absolute staple in most kitchens, but how many hours of your life have been spent cracking open bulbs and peeling those fiddly, papery skins from the cloves?
It’s annoying at best, and enough to make you throw dinner on the floor and call in takeout, at worst.
But one person on Twitter may be about to change everything. User @VPestilenZ has shared a video in which they prise cloves from the bulb using the point of a knife – no peeling necessary!
As someone who makes a lot of Korean food, this is the best method for getting garlic peeled! pic.twitter.com/14GGJDQhRj
— ✣ (@VPestilenZ) June 17, 2019
Here are a few other veg tricks to try
How to slice spherical fruit and veg in half without losing any fingers…
Daunted by a butternut squash? Jamie Oliver knows what to do…
How to actually deseed a pomegranate without getting pith everywhere…
http://t.co/ydRG1jwLl5 Food Life Hack: How To Deseed A Pomegranate.If you have a large pomegranate, cut it across into two halves.
— Food Life Hacks (@FoodLifeHack) October 5, 2015
Collecting mint leaves and peeling an orange has never looked so easy…
Easy peasy peeling hacks!By Blossom pic.twitter.com/tP3K6AZbkd
— Damn Thats Delish (@damnthatsdeIish) June 11, 2019
Gordon Ramsay explains how to correctly chop an onion…
Do you know any clever tricks for peeling vegetables? Share your wisdom in the comments below!

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