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Basaltic Farms

Freeze-Dried Garlic

Freeze-Dried Garlic

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You know that panic when you're halfway through cooking dinner and realize you forgot to buy garlic? Or when you need just one clove, but the whole bulb is sprouting? Yeah, we've been there. That's why we started freeze-drying our best organic garlic right after harvest. All the flavor, none of the fuss. Just open, sprinkle, and get on with your life.

🌟 Product Highlights

Here's what makes our freeze-dried garlic the secret weapon in kitchens, from San Francisco high-rises to Montana hunting cabins.

  • ✅ Just garlic, nothing else – We literally just removed the water
  • 🧄 Harvested at the perfect moment – When flavor peaks, we freeze it in Time
  • ⏰ Ready when you are – Skip the peeling, chopping, and smelly fingers
  • 📦 Lasts basically forever – Years on the shelf, no refrigerator required
  • 🌱 Our organic crop – CCOF & USDA certified, grown right here
  • 💪 Nearly all nutrients intact – 97% of the good stuff stays put
  • 🏔️ That volcanic soil difference – You can actually taste the minerals
  • 🎯 Three ways to use it – Sliced, minced, or powdered
  • ♻️ No more waste – Use a pinch or a pound, save the rest
  • 🚫 Nothing sneaky added – Frozen at -40°F, that's our only trick
  • 🏃 Goes anywhere – Backpack, RV, or bomb shelter ready

🎯 Perfect for These Users

  • 🍳 The 6 pm scrambler: Dinner on the table, garlic in seconds
  • 🏕️ Trail food heroes: Real flavor that weighs nothing
  • ✈️ Road warriors: Hotel cooking just got better
  • 🥘 Sunday prep masters: Same results every single Time
  • 📅 "Just in case" stockpilers: This outlasts canned goods
  • 👨‍🍳 Line cooks: Because consistency is everything
  • 🌿 Ingredient readers: One ingredient: garlic

📦 Available Forms & Sizes

Freeze-Dried Slices

  • 🔪 What they're great for: Tossing in soup, tucking in roasts, actually seeing the garlic
  • 📏 How much you can get: 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, or grab a whole pound
  • 💡 Cool trick: Drop in liquid and watch them plump back up

Freeze-Dried Minced

  • 🥄 What they're great for: Everything you'd use fresh minced for, minus the knife work
  • 📏 How much you can get: 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz, 1 lb for garlic lovers
  • ⚡ Time saved: Approximately all of it

Freeze-Dried Powder

  • 🌪️ What it's great for: Smooth sauces, spice blends, sneaking garlic into anything
  • 📏 How much you can get: 2 oz, 4 oz, 8 oz shaker bottles
  • ✨ Dissolves like Magic, honestly

Commercial/Bulk Sizes

  • 🏪 For the pros: 5 lb, 10 lb, 25 lb bags of consistent perfection
  • 💼 Buy more, save more: 10% off when you grab 6+ units
  • 🏷️ Your label, our garlic: Available for 50+ pound orders
  • 📞 Let's talk numbers: (530) 238-5357

💰 Why Freeze-Dried Makes Sense

Time for some honest math about your garlic habit:

The Fresh Garlic Reality Check

Here's what actually happens:

  • You buy 2 pounds of fresh garlic yearly = $16
  • At least 30% goes bad (be honest) = $4.80 in the trash
  • Daily peeling and chopping = 12 hours a year (seriously!)
  • The real cost: Money down the drain + Time you'll never get back

The Freeze-Dried Difference:

  • Take what you need, and save the rest forever
  • Garlic in literally 5 seconds
  • Buy it once, use it for years
  • Tastes fresh because it is basically
  • Truth bomb: It's actually cheaper per use than fresh

⚡ Quick Facts Box

  • How long it lasts: 5+ years easy (we've tested 8-year-old bags that were perfect)
  • Nutrition saved: 97% (science is cool)
  • Equals fresh: 1:1 replacement ratio
  • Freeze temp: Negative 40°F (that's seriously cold)
  • What's in it: Garlic. End of list.
  • Where it's from: Our fields in McArthur, California
  • Certified by: CCOF & USDA (the real deal)
  • Packaged in: Bags that actually keep light out
  • How dry: Less than 3% moisture
  • What's NOT in it: Preservatives, anti-caking agents, or any other nonsense

🔍 Freeze-Dried vs. Other Options

Let's get real about your garlic choices:

Fresh Garlic

  • The good: That satisfying peel, traditional cooking, whole roasted cloves
  • The annoying: Sprouting, molding, peeling, chopping, sticky fingers, buying it constantly
  • Why ours wins: The same flavor lasts for years, is ready instantly, zero waste

Jarred Minced Garlic

  • The problems: Tastes weird, swimming in preservatives, needs the fridge, goes bad anyway
  • Why ours wins: It tastes like actual garlic, has nothing added, and sits in your pantry forever.

Regular Garlic Powder

  • The issues: Heat-processed (kills flavor), full of anti-caking chemicals, tastes stale
  • Why ours is different: Cold-processed (flavor intact), pure garlic, tastes fresh

🧄 How to Use Freeze-Dried Garlic

No complicated instructions. Just use it like garlic.

Real Talk:

  • Chuck it straight into whatever you're cooking
  • Want it soft again? Five minutes in warm water
  • Hot oil wakes up all the flavors instantly
  • Making roasted veggies? Use twice as much as you think.

🌍 Our Process & Sustainability

Here's the thing - we're garlic farmers, not just garlic dryers. We pull it from our fields in the morning, and it's in the freeze-dryer by lunch. No truck rides across the country, no sitting in warehouses. Just garlic to freeze-dryer for you.

The Journey:

  • 🌱 Sunrise: We harvest
  • 🧼 Morning: Cleaned and prepped
  • ❄️ Noon: Into the freeze-dryer at -40°F
  • 🌬️ 24-48 hours later: Water gone, everything else stays
  • 📦 Next day: In your package

Planet-Friendly Because:

  • ♻️ Every bit gets used (peels become compost)
  • 📦 Packaging you can actually recycle
  • 🚚 We offset our shipping carbon

📊 Nutrition Facts

What's in a teaspoon (about two cloves worth):

  • Calories: 10 (not exactly breaking the calorie bank)
  • Carbs: 2g
  • Protein: 0.5g
  • Vitamin C: 1.5mg (still there!)
  • Manganese: 0.1mg (good for you)
  • The famous allicin: All present and accounted for

🥗 Diet-Friendly

  • ✅ Keto folks – It's just a vegetable
  • ✅ Whole30ers – Totally approved
  • ✅ Plant-based eaters – Obviously
  • ✅ Gluten-free needs – Made in a safe facility
  • ✅ Low FODMAP – Make garlic oil with the slices
  • ✅ Allergy concerns – None of the big eight here

📱 Bulk & Commercial

  • For Restaurants: We've got 5, 10, and 25-pound bags. Your prep cooks will thank you, your consistency will improve, and your food cost will drop.
  • For Schools & Institutions: Special deals for orders of 10+. We'll throw in teaching materials and can even do virtual farm tours for the kids.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How is freeze-dried garlic different from regular-dried garlic?

Night and day difference! Regular dried garlic is heated to 140°F+, which kills most of the flavor and nutrients. We freeze ours at -40°F, which removes only water while keeping everything else intact. Think of it like the difference between fresh-frozen vegetables and canned ones. Plus, most store-bought garlic powder has anti-caking agents added. Ours is garlic.

Will freeze-dried garlic work in my bread machine or slow cooker?

Absolutely! It's actually better than fresh for bread machines because there's no moisture to mess with your dough's hydration. For slow cookers, toss it in - it'll rehydrate from the cooking liquids. One customer told us it saved her banana bread recipe because fresh garlic was making it gummy.

How much freeze-dried garlic equals one fresh bulb?

A typical garlic bulb has 10-12 cloves. So that's 10-12 slices or about two tablespoons of minced or one tablespoon of powder. But honestly? You'll probably use it more because it's so convenient. No guilt about wasting half a bulb!

Can freeze-dried garlic go bad? What should I look for?

It's indestructible, but after many years, it might lose some potency. Bad freeze-dried garlic would be clumped solid (moisture got in), have no smell when you open the bag or show visible mold (super rare). We've tested 8-year-old samples that were still perfect. If stored properly, it'll outlast most marriages.

Is freeze-dried garlic safe for canning and preserving?

Yes! It's actually ideal for canning because it's already shelf-stable and has such low moisture content. Use it exactly like fresh garlic in your recipes. Many customers prefer it for pickle brines because you get consistent flavor without cloudiness from fresh garlic breaking down.

Why is freeze-dried garlic more expensive than garlic powder at the store?

Real talk - freeze-drying is expensive. The equipment costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, and each batch takes 24-48 hours of processing. But here's the math: no waste (30% of fresh garlic gets tossed), no prep time (12 hours/year saved), and it lasts 5+ years. Cost per actual use? It's cheaper than fresh.

Can I rehydrate a whole jar at once and keep it in the fridge?

You could, but why would you want to? That's the whole point - use what you need when you need it. If you do rehydrate some, it'll last about a week in the fridge, just like fresh minced garlic. But most people find they never go back to the hassle once they try the dry stuff.

Does freeze-dried garlic have the same health benefits as fresh?

Studies show freeze-dried garlic retains 97% of fresh garlic's nutritional content, including the famous allicin (the compound that gives garlic its antimicrobial properties). Some research suggests freeze-dried might actually be MORE bioavailable because the cell walls are already broken down. Your body can access the nutrients easier.

What's the best way to store opened freeze-dried garlic?

Please keep it in our resealable bag or transfer it to an airtight container. Store in a cool, dry, dark place - the pantry shelf is perfect. Don't refrigerate (causes condensation). Please don't keep it above your stove (too warm). The enemy is moisture, so always use a dry spoon. One customer keeps hers in a mason jar with a food-safe silica packet - probably overkill, but her 3-year-old jar is still perfect.

Can I use freeze-dried garlic like fresh garlic for medicinal purposes?

We can't make medical claims, but traditional garlic uses (immune support, cardiovascular health, etc.) rely on compounds like allicin - which our freeze-drying process preserves. Many customers tell us they take a daily spoonful of water during the cold season. One nurse customer swears by our powder in warm water with honey for her "don't get sick" routine. Always consult your healthcare provider for medical advice, but the active compounds are definitely still there.
Why Choose Us

👩‍🌾 Why Choose Basaltic Farms?

Look, you can buy garlic powder at the grocery store. But that stuff was probably grown somewhere else, shipped somewhere else to be processed, then shipped again to a warehouse, and then again to the store. By the Time you buy it, who knows how old it is?

We grow it. We dry it. We pack it. We ship it to you. No middlemen, no mystery.

  • 🌋 Volcanic soil makes a difference. You can taste
  • ☀️ Solar-powered processing because it's 2024
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fourth-generation farm (we know garlic)
  • 🌱 Always organic – it's not negotiable
  • 📦 Straight from us to your kitchen
  • 💚 Love it or your money back – simple as that

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