[Sca-cooks] Garlic Question

[Stefan li Rous]

Bear commented:
> I assume you mean store it in the refrigerator.  Garlic in olive oil
> produces anaerobic conditions suitable for the cultivation of Clostridium
> botulinum and the resulting neurotoxins.

Huh? Why can you keep cheese in olive oil indefinitely, but not garlic?

What if you could kill any beasties that were already in the garlic, by
parboiling or zapping in the microwave first? Would the garlic then
stay safe in the olive oil?

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