Q: DIY Garlic Recipe

J. Montgomery · 07/06/2007, 10:28 AM

I'm wanting to start soaking food in garlic. Rather than buying a commercial product, I figure I could make my own. Does anyone have a DIY recipe?

I have garlic and know how to chop, puree, smash, etc . . . but do you dilute it in water, boil it to sterilize it, etc . . . ?

impur · 07/06/2007, 01:03 PM

I use a garlic press. Then i put the garlic into a cup with the food i'm feeding that day, add some zoecon/selcon and let it sit for 30 min. Then into the tank.

talon4x4 · 07/06/2007, 01:33 PM

I was reading that its not good to let the garlic sit for too long. The important part of the garlic that is released in defense of you cutting it loses its potency rather quickly. So it is important to get it into the tank ASAP after putting it through the garlic press or chopping it up. Other than that, no real recipe for me.

I'm not saying I know all this for fact, just some reading I was doing.

AngeloM3 · 07/06/2007, 02:41 PM

bump.... i've heard that the juice in a jar of minced garlic is ok to use.

impur · 07/06/2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally posted by talon4x4
I was reading that its not good to let the garlic sit for too long. The important part of the garlic that is released in defense of you cutting it loses its potency rather quickly. So it is important to get it into the tank ASAP after putting it through the garlic press or chopping it up. Other than that, no real recipe for me.

I'm not saying I know all this for fact, just some reading I was doing.

I've heard things to this degree as well. I wonder if the chemical that is released just breaks down quickly when it hits the air or what. I figure if i get the pressed garlic onto the food right away, the food should soak up some of that chemical. I donno for sure, we probably will never know until an actual study is performed.

07/06/2007, 10:28 AM	#1
J. Montgomery Mouth Pipetting Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 6,278	Q: DIY Garlic Recipe I'm wanting to start soaking food in garlic. Rather than buying a commercial product, I figure I could make my own. Does anyone have a DIY recipe? I have garlic and know how to chop, puree, smash, etc . . . but do you dilute it in water, boil it to sterilize it, etc . . . ? __________________ Josh

07/06/2007, 01:03 PM	#2
impur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 4,262	I use a garlic press. Then i put the garlic into a cup with the food i'm feeding that day, add some zoecon/selcon and let it sit for 30 min. Then into the tank. __________________ Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds. Current Tank Info: 75gal, 20gal sump, 6-54w T5 TEK

07/06/2007, 02:41 PM	#4
AngeloM3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,016	bump.... i've heard that the juice in a jar of minced garlic is ok to use. __________________ "I'm sick of chasing my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where their going and catch up with them later." -Mitch Hedberg R.I.P

07/06/2007, 01:33 PM	#3
talon4x4 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,559	I was reading that its not good to let the garlic sit for too long. The important part of the garlic that is released in defense of you cutting it loses its potency rather quickly. So it is important to get it into the tank ASAP after putting it through the garlic press or chopping it up. Other than that, no real recipe for me. I'm not saying I know all this for fact, just some reading I was doing.