Smashing garlic vs. chopping it

[cesare]

This should be a poll option

I've just done about 8 cloves like this. A bit squished then easy peel then chopped in half. They were little cloves though. The bigger ones get squashed harder.

 

[ExtraRefined]

Pulverise it with by scraping it into the chopping board with the flat side of your chopping knife....add a bit of salt to help until you have a paste. Takes seconds and you don't need to clean a fiddly crusher.

+2, surprised it took so long for the correct way, the Elizabeth David method, to be posted

 

[FabricLiveBaby!]

Combination. Squash it first so that it peels easier. Then chop the squashed bit.

This.