The Kitchen Hack That Peels Garlic In Under Ten Seconds

No knife, no sticky fingers, no fiddly skins stuck to your nails.

Peeling a whole head of garlic clove by clove is one of cooking's most annoying jobs. There's a much faster way.

Smash each clove lightly with the flat of a knife. The skin splits and slides straight off, no picking required.

For a whole head, drop the loose cloves into a jar or two bowls pressed together and shake hard for a few seconds.

The friction knocks the papery skins loose and you tip out clean cloves. It genuinely feels like a magic trick the first time.