Best garlic keepers according to redditors

Firstly, you will need some sort of non-reactive skillet. Preferably stainless steel, but any decent non-stick will do just fine and is obviously cheaper. Between that and the Dutch oven, and cast iron, you will be able to make quite a bit.

Easily overlooked items like can openers, corkscrews, peelers and graters can be something you don't realize until you need one. I saw knives mentioned in other comments and I'm a big fan of Victorinox. Amazon is your friend, here's a link.

Ingredients and spices are tricky without more info on eating habits and diet and such. But as far as a pantry goes I keep around a lot of stock, mostly chicken stock. Arborio rice is great for a risotto, which i enjoy much more than pasta for a starch and it has a good shelf life. I personally eat a lot of broccoli and I like to break it down immediately when I get back from the grocery. If you go ahead and break it down into florets and put it in a large ziploc with a damp paper towel, you will be more likely to use it since it's easy. And it usually lasts about a week that way. Most importantly have garlic on hand at all times, break that down into cloves and keep it in a jar like this on your counter. Everything is better with garlic and even if you are doing something simple, you always feel like you're really cooking when you chop up some garlic.

For spices, start with salt, pepper(buy a grinder, it will make you happy), garlic powder, paprika, old bay and a couple of your favorite herbs. Buy other things as you need them for different recipes. Your collection will grow quicker than you think. I also keep around a couple different oils and vinegars. In my kitchen right now I keep olive oil(extra virgin, and light) and peanut oil as well as cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar, and balsamic vinegar. If you have the right amount of salt, pepper and acidity, everything will taste great.

I could go on about this stuff for days. A well stocked kitchen makes me happy.

I keep my garlic in a terracotta holder like this. I got mine at TJMaxx or Marshalls for just a couple of dollars. Terracotta keeps it dry and in a dark place which will keep it from sprouting for a longer period of time.

I want this! It would be a super neat addition to my kitchen arsenal and I love roasted garlic in everything - mainly mashed potatoes. Or mashed cauliflower now that I'm trying to do the whole low carb thing.

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I don't know what kind of jar you've got, but since you didn't include a picture I just wanted to chime in that it's perfectly possible that you are correct and you have a storage jar and not a cooking jar. For example, this is the one I have: https://www.amazon.com/MSC-International-Terracotta-Garlic-Keeper/dp/B00380E6U4/