Hello, and smoked garlic..

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Hello folks,
I just bought my first Big Green Egg (large) and have yet to cook on it. I'm very excited though, first cookout tonight. It occurred to me that you should be able to roast/smoke whole garlic bulbs in there. Anyone ever given that a try?[p]Jill[p](Toronto, Canada)

Prof Dan

Rooster Roaster,[p]Yep. I slice the top off a head of garlic to expose the cloves and sprinkle it with a little olive oil and salt. Perch the head on a little piece of aluminum foil, and cook for an hour at 250. When it's done, you can squeeze the cloves out like toothpaste onto slices of toasted bread.[p]Nowadays, though, when peeled garlic has become so cheap, I sometimes just use a whole bunch of the peeled cloves on a sheet of foil, and do them the same way. Then I throw the cloves into a food processor, and there's your smoked garlic spread, without getting your fingers sticky squeezing those little cloves.

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Rooster Roaster,[p]I've taken it a step further and created completely dried/smoked garlic.[p]Whole cloves on a rack at low and slow jerky temps (-200) for several hours and you've got some great tasting garlic powder waiting to be made.[p]bc

Prof Dan

bc,[p]Great idea -- smoked garlic powder!! Do you grind it and then refrigerate? How do you use it?[p]This would be amazing in scrambled eggs, or bean dip.

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bc,
Thanks for the tip - sounds good. By the way, wanted to let you all know that the enthusiasm of you folks on this forum was the main reason I bought an egg. I hadn't even heard of them 2 weeks ago![p]Jill

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Prof Dan,
I dry mine *completely* then put them whole in jars.[p]I only grind them (usually in my big cast iron "OrangeX mortar and pestle) right before I need them.[p]The whole family is a pack og garlic heads, so we use a lot of it![p]bc[p]

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Rooster Roaster,[p]Well, I'm sure you'll be making "all the same noises" in no time![p]Welcome to the cult, er, ummm, the "club" yeah that's it... [p]
bc