How do you properly store freshly minced garlic cloves?

Answer 1

you don't. I mean, you could for like a day, maybe 2, but that garlic is gonna lose it's flavor quick. try and get it in an airtight container, and put it in the fridge. maybe in a ziploc bag, and squeeze all the air out. unless it's just leftover garlic that you didn't use, and are saving it, you shouldn't mince garlic ahead of time, as it will rapidly decrease in flavor.

Answer 2

My coworker and I were talking about this just yesterday, as a matter of fact. :) She said she puts hers in her mini-food processor with a little olive oil and minces/smashes it that way, then saves it in the fridge in a cleaned out salsa jar (or any container with a tightly fitting lid. She said it works really well because she adds just enough oil to keep the garlic from sticking to the blade in the food processor, but not enough to make it actually liquidy. It makes sense really, because whatever recipe you're using that calls for garlic probably calls for some type of oil/fat to cook it anyway. :) She said once a month she'll do several heads of garlic and they stay fresh for a month or so.

Answer 3

In a small jar with some added water. This keeps the garlic from drying out, and the water turns to juice which can later be added to you dishes along with the garlic without changing your recipe.

Answer 4

Perhaps loose in a jar with some olive oil to keep it from drying out.

Don't seal it in - you could create an environment for botulism.