If stored properly, garlic may not spoil for more than a year, but the average gardener can rarely create such a suitable microclimate for his harvest. Let's look at 4 options for storing garlic that are available to everyone. At least a few of them should suit you.
Storing whole bulbs until next year
Dried, clean, trimmed heads of garlic can be stored until next year, provided they are kept in a dark, dry place at a temperature of 16-18 °C. They need to be placed in a wicker basket, mesh bag or paper bag.
Polyethylene containers are not suitable. In it, due to stagnation of air and condensation, the garlic will quickly rot. Only whole hard heads can be stored for long-term storage. Soft and especially separated teeth will disappear in a couple of weeks.
What garlic looks like after 6 months of storage this way:
Storing peeled cloves
Peeled garlic cloves can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
If you don’t have time to use them, they will sprout.The taste of sprouted garlic changes, but you can still eat it.
Storing frozen in a bag
Peeled garlic can be minced and then placed in a ziplock bag.
The resulting briquettes are frozen. In the future, you will need to break off as many as necessary from it. This chopped frozen garlic can be stored for 1 year. It retains its flavor completely, the only drawback is that it becomes soft after defrosting.
View after 1 year of storage:
Frozen storage in oil
You can also place chopped garlic in ice cube trays and pour in vegetable oil.
Then it is frozen and the cubes are transferred to a bag. In the future, they can be thrown into various dishes when cooking. Garlic frozen in oil can be stored for 4 months. His appearance after 4 months:
