Garlic is an absolutely essential ingredient in home cooking. It brings such an intensity of flavour, whilst complimenting and enhancing the natural flavours of the food you are cooking with. Previously, I was buying whole bulbs of fresh garlic from my local greengrocer's to add to my cooking, but I had a couple of problems with this. Firstly, I found that I never managed to use the whole bulb, before it started sprouting green shoots and needed throwing away, which I think is wasteful. Secondly, I found that my fingers got really smelly when chopping the fresh garlic, and I couldn't get rid of the smell! I was really glad, then, to ...  Read the complete review

Since Scarlet was born I have started to make home made food as much as possible for her and my partner. I am doing quite well I think but I am certainly no Gordon Ramsey. I recently read a review on Schwartz Garlic Granules on Dooyoo which made the Granules sound so yummy and easy to use I thought 'ohh I will try them because I am far too lazy to peel and crush garlic cloves'. So on my weekly shopping trip I had Garlic on my mind. After a long search I found the granules on the spices aisle and put them into my trolly. I couldn't wait to get home now to make something. I paid £1.69 for a 47g glass jar with a green lid which makes it easy to pour ...  Read the complete review

I love garlic - I love it in everything, the stronger the better . I despise chopping it or crushing it though, simply because not only does it make me cry like a baby, but it also leaves my hands very pongy. I've tried various pre-prepared garlics, from purees to the 'Very Lazy' minced garlic with varying degrees of success . One product I really do like is Schwartz Garlic Granules, which cost £1.41 for a 47g jar from Sainsburys . The jar handily tells us that 1/4 of a teaspoon is the equivalent of one glove of fresh garlic . The garlic is in very fine granules - a little like salt, but finer, and a pale cream in colour. Looking at the back of ...  Read the complete review

I love garlic, but I resent buying fresh bulbs because not only does most of it ends up in the bin, but I find that the smell lingers on my fingers for hours and that the garlic press is difficult to clean. I know I rant on about money saving in a lot of my reviews, but one of the reasons why I purchase pre-prepared garlic is to save a few pennies. I like making spag bols, chillis and curries from scratch and all of those items require garlic. However paying 60p for a garlic bulb every time you cook soon adds up and for around £1.50 you can purchase a 47g jar of Schwartz Garlic Granules that will last for around six months plus (depending on how often you ...  Read the complete review