Garlic provides a delicious base to just about every dish, but many people don't know there's one important tip you need to ...

In most instances, a little more or less garlic won’t severely impact the flavor of the finished product, which is why it’s okay to simply go with the number of cloves the recipe calls for.

Whole cloves can be preserved for up to five months in cool, dry and dark places. If you chop way more garlic than you need, put the extra in the fridge to add to your meals the next day.

Chester Aaron eats bruschetta for breakfast every day. His recipe is simple: toast, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. The hard part is choosing the garlic -- he grows 87 varieties.

Similarly, today’s 5 grams of garlic is not always the same as tomorrow’s 5 grams of garlic. On top of that, how you break down each clove matters, as the flavor intensifies the finer you cut it.

Similarly, today’s 5 grams of garlic is not always the same as tomorrow’s 5 grams of garlic. On top of that, how you break down each clove matters, as the flavor intensifies the finer you cut it .