Garlic and ginger are wonderful flavors for so many dishes. Ginger tastes delicious in vinaigrettes and marinades, while garlic enhances the taste of fish, chicken and pasta—and almost anything else ...

The intensity of garlic flavor in a dish is directly correlated with how finely it is chopped. The best knife for crushing, peeling, and mincing garlic is a large, heavy chef's knife. Peel garlic with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unless your recipe specifies a size, you should think in terms of flavor. The rule of thumb is this: The finer the garlic, the ...

At a John Besh's demo in Aspen, the chef had to chop a lot of garlic for the nouveau New Orleans cuisine he was making. However, he had a technique for getting it minced quickly: smash it. I'm not ...

Rewatching Top Chef episodes is the extent of my culinary experience. So I avoid experimenting with recipes — if Ina Garten tells me to scoop up a half-cup of store-bought, bottled lemon curd, I won’t ...

From raw heat to mellow sweetness, the flavor of your garlic dish starts with your knife work. Garlic contains a sulfur compound called allicin. When broken down, it creates a more pungent flavor. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garlic contains a sulfur compound called allicin. When broken down, it creates a more pungent flavor. The finer, or smaller, the ...