All peeled garlic cloves received a light mist of olive oil and a dash of sea salt and roasted in a 350-degree oven, uncovered for 30 minutes. For the Garlic Soup and the Garlic Broccoli, a "Total Eating Experience" was created, based on combining evaluations of Sharpness, Sweetness and Aroma. The results for the Garlic Bruschetta are only shown for Sharpness, the most important garlic characteristic for this recipe. All tests were performed by Chef Cary Neff.
This chart exemplifies what you will find in many garlic dishes. This shows how Chinese Garlic compares to Christopher Ranch Heirloom Peeled Garlic.
- Christopher Ranch is uniformly consistent and the Chinese garlic is highly variable
- 23% less impact initially - requires 11-12 more cloves for equivalency
- 37% less in 15 minutes - requires 18-19 more cloves for equivalency
- 83% less in one hour - requires 41-42 more cloves for equivalency or nearly double the original amount.
The "hot spike" of Chinese garlic of nearly 40% greater than Christopher Ranch is misleading to the chef.
- By the time it reaches the customer, the garlic flavor in your original recipe can plummet 40-80% from intended.
- You can see how the Christopher Ranch Garlic maintained consistency and taste. Viola!
Once again Christopher Ranch scores big - more than double the flavor, and consistent all the way.
- You would have to use nearly three times the amount of Chinese garlic to equal Christopher Ranch.
The savings are clear and the taste superb!