How long will prepared garlic keep?

[CanadianMeg]

I'm talking about the jarred minced garlic. Once opened, how long will it keep in the fridge?

 

[KAYLINDA]

I don't know how long in the fridge...because I always buy a lot and freeze it. I bet you could freeze that kind too!

 

[Constance]

Kaylinda, I have kept it for months. I buy a big jar at Sam's about 3 times a year. I use a lot of fresh garlic too, but that jar is so darned handy, I tend to put a spoonfull in just about everything.

 

[GB]

I have kept it in my fridge for longer than I am willing to admit and never had it go bad.

 

[middie]

exactly what gb said ! lol

 

[kitchenelf]

Apparently I kept a jar faaaaaaaaar longer than anyone could imagine - I made a GALLON of Caesar salad dressing (capers, whole anchovies, spent a fortune) and didn't realize the garlic had fermented - I was ticked!! Just smell it before using it - I didn't do that and there were so many things cooking in the kitchen I didn't pick up on it.

 

[amber]

I bought a huge jar, that was in oil, and it's lasted me months so far. Still smells great, so I would guess in indefinately if it's in oil and refrigerated.

 

[Alix]

Meg, did you buy Costco size? It lasts years, don't worry about it.

 

[pdswife]

How does it compare to fresh garlic?? Is it less strong?

 

[Alix]

It is very mild. I wouldn't use it for any salads, but it is fine for cooking with. I admit, I am getting to be a garlic snob, and if I am using it for something raw then fresh is the only way to go. If I am cooking with it, then I will use the minced. I use a LOT of the minced though, as I said, very mild.

 

[KAYLINDA]

I need to read the post as well as the headlines... and then think about what I'm reading! hehehe. I don't buy the minced...I buy the whole peeled garlic...and it does spoil! I let it get moldy one time...that's when I started freezing them.

 

[pdswife]

Thanks Alix. I love garlic. Fresh is so good!