Mincing Garlic

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Follow these steps to mince a clove of garlic. Always make sure your knife is nice and sharp (recommendation for a solid knife sharpener here) so it doesn't slip and you accidentally cut yourself. I dislike garlic presses; it just seems like one more thing to wash and I enjoy using my knife-but, to each their own.

What You'll Need:

Cutting board

Chef's knife

This is a head of garlic. Use your fingernail or a knife to split into it and pop out a clove.

Step 1

Set a garlic clove on your cutting board and lay your chef's knife flat over your garlic clove.

Step 2

Use your hand to swiftly smash down on your knife.

Step 3

Now you should be able to easily remove the skin from the garlic; discard the papery skin.

Step 4

From here, I like to start by using my knife to slice my clove into thin slices. Always keep the fingers of your non-cutting hand curled inward, so you don't lose a fingertip.

Step 5

Last, I will gather up all my little slices into a pile and chop, chop, chop. I will repeat this sequence several times (gather, chop, chop, chop) until my garlic is minced.

I heart garlic.