Objective: To remove the skin from a garlic clove,

Which of the following solutions is more sound in terms of naive physics reasoning?

Available choices: *place the clove on a cutting board, then place a knife blade onto the clove and press down onto the blade carefully until the clove pops out of its skin. *place the clove on a cutting board, then place the flat side of a knife onto the clove and press down onto the side of the blade carefully until the clove pops out of its skin.
place the clove on a cutting board, then place the flat side of a knife onto the clove and press down onto the side of the blade carefully until the clove pops out of its skin.