Fed up with your onion and garlic powder clumping? All you need is this one simple hack........

[haaammit]

I use garlic and onion powder in my cooking and I've always found that they both rapidly turn into rock hard lumps, meaning either I have to slice bits off to use, or bin and open new ones! I've seen a load of things to try, rice, cornflour, air-tight tubs, but none of them seemed to work. I now have the answer. Store them in the freezer! I've had a jar of each in the freezer, opened, for well over two weeks now and they both pour as easily and freely as when I opened them! I'm a convert!

 

[Feek]

hack?

 

[Worthy]

Does this method un-clump the already clumped?

 

[Bubo]

I just take the cap off the jar and give the solid mass a seeing to with a chopstick.

 

[GarethSouthpete]

hack?

Tua?

 

[uber soldat]

I was with you until you mistook the work "hack" for "tip".

 

[manic111]

I just... Buy onions and garlic

 

[haaammit]

Jeez - I was trying to be funny with a click-baity title. Sorry. I'll be more serious next time Anyway - the tip works!
No - it makes the clumped up stuff even more difficult to extract

 

[Armageus]

Eh? How does this work? Surely it's moisture that causes the clumping and a freezer surely has moisture?

 

[BUDFORCE]

I have a large pestle and mortar takes like 10 seconds to put it back to powder.


Also my garlic powder doesn't clump up, onion powder does though but I don't tend to use that as often.

 

[BUDFORCE]

I just... Buy onions and garlic

Congratulations.

You should apply to be on MasterChef.

 

[something daft already!!]

Congratulations.

You should apply to be on MasterChef.

Fresh garlic and onions tastes so much better than processed, dried stuff. It is a mark of someone who cares about the food prep and health.

 

[Gilbert89]

Big whack onto the kitchen side, followed by partner running into kitchen "What was that" usually sorts it out

 

[BUDFORCE]

Fresh garlic and onions tastes so much better than processed, dried stuff. It is a mark of someone who cares about the food prep and health.

I bet you have a tiny pestle and mortar.

 

[something daft already!!]

I bet you have a tiny pestle and mortar.

Just a very sharp, large knife. Handy for close encounters.

 

[Philtor]

‘Dried’ powders should not be stored in a freezer.

Keep them in an airtight container and just agitate the powder with a spoon when necessary to use it.

 

[Jim99]

I've never had this issue, though I do buy the garlic granules now because they seem a lot easier to sprinkle than the powder.

 

[Lartyconshayo]

Fresh garlic and onions tastes so much better than processed, dried stuff. It is a mark of someone who cares about the food prep and health.

There are use cases for garlic powder where fresh garlic would burn. So I don't agree it's clear cut one is better than the other. It depends what you're cooking! I love garlic and get through a few bulbs a week

 

[manic111]

Congratulations.

You should apply to be on MasterChef.

I'm glad you think so! I'll apply in that case!

 

[Kainz]

Invert the garlic powder bottle so that the (closed) cap is facing downwards. Bang on worktop a few times and then shake. Sorted!