I know a lot of people out there think that garlic powder is only for the poor proles who don't have fresh garlic on hand, and I'm here to tell you that they're incorrect. Well, mostly. Garlic is a delightful herb, or perhaps even a delightful necessity. You'll hear people talk about the amount of garlic they add to things in terms of heads, rather than cloves, and yes, there are plenty of dishes where the more garlic, the merrier. You might not want to kiss your date after you eat them, but garlic is the basis of their flavor and if you don't use enough, you aren't getting the full effect. That said, fresh garlic is sometimes hard to keep on hand. So you can shift to canned garlic, or jars of garlic paste, and sure, they're a fine substitute in some ways. But they still require you to have the means to store them and in many cases the time and space to use them. Garlic powder keeps forever, it doesn't require refrigeration, and it seems like it's t...