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An old chef told me I was mincing garlic wrong after watching me for 2 minutes

He showed me to use a pinch of salt and drag the knife across instead of chopping up and down, and after trying it once I cut my prep time from 8 minutes to maybe 3, has anyone else had a simple kitchen trick like that totally change their routine?

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4 Comments

david_walker971d ago

Huh, I actually gotta disagree here. I tried that salt and drag method a few times and it just made a bigger mess for me. The salt crystals kept rolling off my cutting board and the drag cut felt less controlled, I ended up with uneven chunks instead of a proper mince. I'm back to the old up and down chop, it just works better for my hands.

ben_fisher1d ago

Oh man, that knife drag thing blew my mind too when I learned it. I was mincing garlic the hard way for years, basically just hacking at it, and it took forever. That salt trick really is a game changer, it keeps the garlic from sticking and the drag cut is so much smoother. I remember the first time I tried it, I actually laughed at how stupid I felt for not figuring it out sooner. It's wild how one little tip can save you so much time and frustration in the kitchen.

ryan_hart381d ago

Ha, right? I swear half of cooking is just realizing you've been doing everything the dumb way for years. I had the same moment with garlic, just crushing it with the flat of the knife and suddenly feeling like a genius. The salt trick is the real MVP though, keeps that sticky mess from flying all over the cutting board. Makes you wonder what other basic stuff we're all doing wrong.

mason.drew1d ago

@ben_fisher That salt trick is the real MVP for sure. I started doing the knife drag method after seeing it on a cooking show, and it cut my prep time in half too. Funny how a tiny change like that makes you rethink everything else you do in the kitchen.