A recipe book repeatedly calls for crushed garlic. How does one crush garlic? Same as pressed garlic?

I have a garlic press, but that just forces a clove of garlic through a screen and shapes the garlic into tiny cords. Is this what the recipe book means? Thanks to all who help me.A recipe book repeatedly calls for crushed garlic. How does one crush garlic? Same as pressed garlic?
Passing your garlic thru your garlic press results in pressed garlic.


For a finer texture, you crush the garlic.





Most use the side of a chef's knife, pushing the garlic down hard against the cutting board (think ';squish';).


If you've already passed your garlic thru your press, than you can do the same--in fact it would make it easier to squash it down.





However, if the recipe calls for crushed garlic, usual practice is to skip the garlic press, go straight to the ';squish';A recipe book repeatedly calls for crushed garlic. How does one crush garlic? Same as pressed garlic?
Chances are good that the recipe book refers to the smash-with-the-flat-of-a-knife technique that many of the responders mentioned. Lots of chefs (the typical authors of such books) are a little leery about the garlic press.





The plant cells that make up garlic cloves undergo chemical changes when crushed. Simply put, the more crushed the clove is, the stronger the garlic flavor will be. Thus, a clove put through a press can have a stronger flavor than one crushed by the flat of a knife blade and then minced. Either will have a stronger flavor than a clove that is minced without being crushed, and mincing will have a still different flavor than thinly slicing the garlic clove.





Personally, I love strong garlic flavor, so I use my garlic press. If you're not a particularly sensitive eater, or if the garlic is a small part of the flavor profile you're working with, you might not even notice the difference.
yes, that is absolutely correct
yup, stick it in the gadget and crush it, then it comes out


voila!!!!!!! crushed garlic uh e ah
PUT THE GARLIC IN A FREEZER BAG AND PUT THE BAG ON A BOARD AND HIT IT WITH A HAMMER IN DIFFERENT PLACES. YOU CAN SEE THRU THE BAG TO SEE WHERE TO HIT THE THING
yeah, im pretty sure thats what it means! it should be, i cant think of another way to do it! lol
Put the unpeeled garlic clove(s) on a cutting board, place the blade of a wide knife flat-side over the cloves, make a fist and pound on the side of the knife. Voila - garlic is peeled %26amp; crushed.
Better yet, buy the jar of minced garlic in the produce or italian foods section. :) That way you can toss in a teaspoon full to just about anything. Quick, easy and no odor!
Pressed is the same as crushed you just stir the garlic after pressing





Cooks Note: if you don't have a garlic press take a big knife (cleaver or kitchen knofe and press the garlic down with the flat side of the knife same as a garlice press (also removes the peel) then take the peices and chop very fine,
Yes. If you don't have the 'gadget' to crush the garlic, just use flatten the garlic with a large/thick knife, peel, and then chop a bit.
place a knife blade over the clove and whack on it hard.do this with the balde layind down,be careful
after you have used the garlic press to get the cloves out of the paper take a knife %26amp; smash the garlic until you have it crushed.
Check out the Garlic Garlic that Tastefully Simple has. It is the best! All natural and yummy! I use it in everything. It is dehydrated garlic. You can make a garlic dip, use it on pizza, put it in soups. Then you don't have to fuss with the press. Good luck to you!