We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever found yourself tossing out sprouting garlic or scrambling to find a clove when all you have is the dregs of a supermarket spice ...

Drying evaporates some of garlic’s pungent, fresh liquid, but the oils remain and readily absorb that moisture back from the ...

Garlic powder is essential in my cooking. The dried allium in some form — garlic powder, granulated garlic and garlic salt — has been part of my palate since I was a child enjoying my mother’s recipes ...

Garlic powder and granulated garlic are often treated as interchangeable, yet they’re not the same. Both begin as garlic that’s dried and ground, but the way the process finishes creates two very ...

Many foodies look down on garlic powder as a stale, cheap substitute for the real thing. It’s a shortcut for lazy cooks, goes this reasoning, but not something a serious chef would consider. I get the ...

You use garlic powder when raw garlic’s stickiness is an issue, like in the barbecue dry rub situation, and when you don’t want that overpowering raw garlic note. So in ranch dressing’s case, raw ...