Substituting garlic powder for garlic salt?
I love using garlic powder but I also see recipes call for garlic salt. I thought that you could just add garlic powder instead of garlic salt (which of course is sold separately!) and then just add some actual salt if necessary. What is the difference in doing this as opposed to using store-bought garlic salt?
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Taste-wise there will be little to not difference in the result. Just be careful to use the proper ratio of garlic to salt (generally 3-to-1 salt to garlic powder).
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Just be careful to use the proper ratio of garlic to salt (generally 3-to-1 salt to garlic powder).Does garlic powder taste the same as garlic salt?
Garlic powder and garlic salt both have a similar aroma and flavor of garlic. But garlic salt is saltier than garlic powder. Garlic powder will only have the basic garlicky taste, so if you want your dish with a pure garlic flavor (but not from fresh garlic), garlic powder would be your ideal choice.Substituting garlic powder for garlic salt?
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Garlic salt is 3 parts salt and 1 part garlic, plus an anti-caking agent. That means that 1 tsp of garlic salt contains 1/4 tsp of garlic powder, or a 4 to 1 substitution ratio.
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My family watches our salt intake so we usually use garlic powder in place of garlic salt and just add a tiny bit of salt to recipes. It works perfectly for us.
Answer 4
The quality , type and freshness of the garlic powder will dictate how much to use. Hardneck garlic powder is so flavorful, that you would mix it 5 parts salt to one part garlic powder. Softneck garlic powder is mixed 3 to 1. Store bought garlic powder is from the softneck variety and usually shipped in large vats from China. The older the powder is, the weaker the flavor. For best results, buy dehydrated hardneck garlic and grind (I use an inexpensive coffee grinder) in small batches prior to using.
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