Poll please, and opinions: Do you trim the stem-end of a peeled garlic clove before you add it?

[michael-in-phoenix]

I always trim it off.

I've seen several TV cooks who don't bother. They peel and chop (or crush) the clove and add it to the recipe without trimming. It may be for expediency perhaps.

Do you trim it off?

Michael

 

[joanietoo]

I'm too finicky, I do that and I core tomatoes/even the grape and cherry size.

 

[melissa-dallas]

I do. Sometimes I can feel the hard little pieces if I don't.

 

[amanda_pennsylvania]

Yep. Too hard to chop otherwise. Trimming it off helps peel the garlic, too.

 

[marsha-tbay]

I do what Amanda, and agrees it helps for peeling and chopping.

 

[shaun-in-to]

Yes. I hold that end while I slice, and then throw the hard sliver away. But for roasting or

a long braise, I'll usually leave it on, unless it's large or thick.

 

[elenor]

I trim both ends first - easier to peel and mince.

 

[joe]

Me too. I trim the base off before I peel it, so it is always trimmed.

 

[patbastrop]

Yes, I trim before I smash.

 

[angak]

OK, this thread is making me giggle too. silly day.

 

[karennoca]

I trim off that little brown end. It is tough and I don't want anyone

biting into it, especially since I use a lot of garlic in my salad dressings. I core large tomatoes, but never cherry types. Instead, I cut the cherry toms in half, cutting right through the stem end. By the time it is in the salad and dressed, it is just about invisible.

 

[cheezz]

always - they are too hard

 

[michael-in-phoenix]

Yeah, I wasted a good "poll" question for the new forum home.

 

[liz-d]

I always trim the root end but never bother with the stem end. nt

 

[Marg CDN]

I always do but I'm a peeler not a crusher; The ends help me to strop the peel off.

 

[angiebaby]

I do trim it, but sometimes after I mince the clove. It helps hold it... like an onion root.

 

[maycee]

I trim it if it is going to be eaten. If it is used for flavor and will be disgarded I don't bother

 

[dawnnys]

Yes, I've unexepctedly gotten a garlic stem once or twice before - yeeuck

 

[barbara-in-va]

Absolutely, always. I trim both ends before I peel as others have mentioned it makes peeling easier.