Is This Viral TikTok Hack the Best Way to Peel Garlic?

Seems like every time you turn on the computer there’s a new hack for trying to peel a clove of garlic. I didn’t realize peeling garlic was such a hassle, but then again, I am not much of a cook. (My garlic comes in a powder or freeze-dried, so all I need to do is add water.) But this new TikTok hack was intriguing and I’m always game for a challenge, and who knows—maybe an easier way to peel garlic would entice me to cook with fresh seasonings.

In this hack, the garlic is sliced in half longways—so if you’re looking for a way to peel the garlic whole, this isn’t the hack for you to begin with. Once sliced, the garlic is smashed with the knife’s flat end to release it from its skin. See the TikTok here for reference.

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[douglasharley]

lol, the original video is totally fake, 0:42 you can see the cut-edit when the knife goes down, and there is a considerable delay because you can see the already-peeled garlic in the container behind has changed color significantly due to oxidation. there is no shortcut to peeling garlic, it's always just a pain-in-the-a55. the _fastest_ way is to individually break-out the desired number of garlic cloves, then cut almost-through the top part where they join in to the garlic head, ad then use that purchase to peel the skin off. can get like 95% of it off consistently that way, but there is always some stragglers to clean up and a moist paper towel rubbed over the cloves will take care of that.

[votblindub]

Take out some cloves out of the head, put them in a small glass jar (like a ball jar with a lid) and shake it/rattle it around in there for like 15 seconds. Shake it like maracas, so it hits the sides a bunch, then the skin comes off MUCH easier.

[omarj]

I was like "don't cut yourself"

[RavP]

Just use a silicone garlic peeler likely the fastest way without cutting etc.

[Fovlight]

How about put the whole in a glass tight container and shake for 20-30 sec. Voala!

[dewitubeX]

is a fake hack you guys...look at the bowl full of garlic on the back how the garlic changes pattern before and after he slaps the garlic on top.

[Michael-ykpk]

I'm no chef, but damn... do ya'll have any culinary skills whatsoever? SMFH.

[chintamikarmito]

I ve try it too. It wackkk. Wkkwkwkwkw. You cant peel garlic like thatt..

[theee_baldman]

The secret is to scare the garlic, the bigger the knife, the better