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i've never found peeling garlic to be particularly difficult...

i agree, of all the kitchen tasks, I have never found this one to be difficult...

can you show me how to poach an egg without a little cup to contain it?

this brings up another good question...what's the best thing to wash your hands with after working with garlic so you don't smell like it the rest of the day?

Just as quick, and without any crack/ crush: hold the clove with the thumb and index fingers of both hands, and twist hands in opposite ways a few times. Only the skin cracks. And honestly? It took longer to write about it than to do it.

@wendy-rae Just add some vinegar to the water. I don't come from a land of poached eggs, but I've never ruined one :) Good luck!