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Warpy

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26. Anything that dissolves it will take a lot of time
Fri Sep 23, 2022, 04:09 PM
Sep 2022

diromg which the garlic will turn into something that smells so bad you'll throw the jar out.

It's not going to take that much work, honestly. Just do it.

Rehydrating garlic powder? [View all] intrepidity Sep 2022 OP
I'd try a coffee grinder. Ptah Sep 2022 #1
Good call, actually. intrepidity Sep 2022 #2
Same, or a mortar and pestle or custard cup and end of a knife, or blender Warpy Sep 2022 #5
Yeah, it is definitely a moisture issue here under the redwood canopy intrepidity Sep 2022 #13
I'm afraid you're reduced to chipping it out of the jar Warpy Sep 2022 #22
Why does nothing dissolve it? intrepidity Sep 2022 #24
Anything that dissolves it will take a lot of time Warpy Sep 2022 #26
Microwave it for a few seconds and it will unclump. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2022 #3
Tried that. It went from rock hard to somewhat more pliable intrepidity Sep 2022 #12
The only issue with using a coffee grinder Old Crank Sep 2022 #4
Coffee flavored garlic is good stuff. Ptah Sep 2022 #7
Hah, my issue was my coffee grinder was still harboring the remnants of a prior experiment intrepidity Sep 2022 #15
Onion powder clumped and I used the grinder live love laugh Sep 2022 #6
I will try that with some new batches, thanks. intrepidity Sep 2022 #16
Maybe a food dryer or very, very low oven. nilram Sep 2022 #8
I think I'll try that for the remaining chunks intrepidity Sep 2022 #11
you don't want to rehydrate it, that is what has caused your problem Kali Sep 2022 #9
So, I needed to use it for seasoning taco meat intrepidity Sep 2022 #10
ah, that explains your question better Kali Sep 2022 #17
Yep, tried heat plus time plus mechanical plus 3 solvents (separately) intrepidity Sep 2022 #19
Oh, and on the 'buy smaller batches' topic... intrepidity Sep 2022 #20
so I decided to google the problem and most of the suggestions Kali Sep 2022 #21
Hmm, will try that, thanks. intrepidity Sep 2022 #23
Oh, microplanes! I bought some gloves from nilram Sep 2022 #27
I don't have expendable income... hippywife Sep 2022 #14
I've taken to storing my spices in a dedicated dresser drawer (yes, there's a lot of them, lol) intrepidity Sep 2022 #18
I've had that problem with both onion and garlic powder Trailrider1951 Sep 2022 #25
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