Easy to peel garlic trick

Seriously.  This is the best kitchen tip ever.  The martini shaker is my version of the “only” way to peel garlic.  Place a few garlic cloves in a stainless steel martini shaker.

Garlic bulb

Unpeeled, separated cloves

Unpeeled cloves in shaker

 Shake for a minute.  

Shake unpeeled cloves in shaker for one minute

Empty your shaker.  

all peeled

The garlic cloves will be peeled!  If you need to get the garlic smell off your hands, just rub them on the shaker and the steel will magically erase the scent!