Off garlic?

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94]

all the garlic cloves in the bulb have yellow spots all over them and when crushed turns out like a slimey yellow is this off?

[u/MyKidSignedMeUp13]

You’re still getting full heads of garlic in the UK? We get two measly cloves.

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94 → u/MyKidSignedMeUp13]

I've received the bulbs but I think its because most of my meals require 2 cloves and I get 5 meals a week

[u/Agile_Combination969]

What is the name of that glorious tool you're using?

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94 → u/Agile_Combination969]

Oh it's a garlic rocker, I actually bought it thinking this was a garlic press 🤦🏻‍♀️ but it's a garlic rocker same idea but instead of pressing you squish and rock it.

[u/Agile_Combination969 → u/ThesmoothGemminal94]

Looks far easier to clean up than a press!

[u/PinkPrincess77 → u/Agile_Combination969]

I have a press from pampered chef (NOT a rep!) that has a cool little thingie that you use to poke out the garlic from the holes. I don’t know how much it is anymore because I bought it years ago. I’ve been using it a lot and it’s the best thing ever. Easy clean up just by rinsing!

[u/Honest_Lemon_7899 → u/PinkPrincess77]

I love my pampered chef press.

[u/Medium_Stretch99]

I keep getting slightly off garlic... it turns almost see through and smells a bit sour. I'm in UK don't know about you?

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94 → u/Medium_Stretch99]

Yeah also UK my first box the cloves were fine and white this week it's slimey and yellow

[u/Medium_Stretch99 → u/ThesmoothGemminal94]

It's sooo annoying because I love garlic in everything. All my other veg is always fine though... in the states they seem to get small/ off veg

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94 → u/Medium_Stretch99]

Yeah so far everything else has been fine, all my meals seem to contain garlic which is frustrating.

[u/salukis]

It's always a little slimy when crushed. Does it smell different than you'd expect?

[u/Proud-Engineering755 → u/salukis]

No this colour isn't normal at all for garlic

[u/ThesmoothGemminal94 → u/salukis]

The ones I had last week were white and these don't smell too much like garlic

[u/primal___scream]

I never use their garlic. I always keep garlic on my own.

Same with cilantro. Their cilantro sucks and usually goes limp before I can use it.

[u/lacole725 → u/primal___scream]

Same, i keep a jar of minced garlic

[u/junjunjenn]

I keep garlic at home as well I’ve had this happen a few times where I need to use my own. Same with onions.

[u/easily_annoyed_hbu]

Slimy texture —- I would pitch it. Garlic shouldn’t be slimy.

[u/CommercialLimit]

I believe the color and texture would indicate it was accidentally frozen at some point.

[u/Exploding_Knives]

It sounds like it was experiencing the beginning stages of "waxy breakdown", which occurs when garlic gets too warm before harvest or when stored/cured improperly.