How to prepare fresh garlic: A Beginner's Guide

Опубликовано: 06 Август 2026
на канале: Galaxy Hoodie Guy
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For success as a chef, you need to know how to prepare and cook garlic! This video details the 3 basic cuts for garlic, how to peel them, and a simple sauté to get you started. This video assumes you have basic knife skills, have sharpened your knives at least once, and possess garlic to follow along with.

Onions cook at about half the speed that garlic does, usually because onions have to sweat off excess water before they're ready to caramelize. Onions can take up to 20 minutes (depending on your heat), while garlic usually takes 5-10. I recommend cooking garlic at 50% of your burner's power AT MAXIMUM because you are very likely to burn it with more power.

If you need help with onions, take a look at my beginner's video here:    • How to chop and caramelize onions: A Begin...  

Please feel free to ask any question you need to in the comments! I occasionally leave things out and (to a degree) there's no such thing as a stupid question.

We're headed on to proteins next and I'm looking to also produce some Valentine's Day content (so stay tuned for that)!
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