Oh thank god. When I started reading it, I was like - omg she's thrown them out, I could kill her!!!! Yes, grind them into a powder - and this is awesome as you don't get mould issues as they are super dry! I did it in the coffee grinder, much to husand's displeasure. For some reason he doesn't like his coffee tasting like black garlic. Pfft. He doesn't know what is good for him.
Actually, because I had more layers ,and didn't rotate mine, I ended up with super dry ones like yours on the bottom, and soft ones on the top. The soft ones I made into a paste, and froze it in ice cube trays in the freezer, so I could add them to soups and stews. Mushroom soup and mushroom risotto have never tasted so good! I can't wait til black garlic season!
Ok, I have to side with Mr Riverflows on this one, garlic flavoured coffee? Nah!
I did a second batch today. This time I wrapped each of them in aluminium foil, then put them in a roasting bag,hopefully it will retain the moist. I'm also going to check on them more frequently, seems like its ok to do that? How often do you rotate yours around?
Also, what's the black garlic season? Is that when you have a garlic harvest, or whenever you get round to make them?