they sure do look good John, that should hold ya for a little bit.
They look awesome! I know I’d like those hot ones. Are they canned or frig pickles?
Excellent John!
You should have enough pickles to last a couple of weeks!
Al
I'm doing this today. It's something I've been wanting to do for years but for whatever reason I haven't. Does anyone know if there are generic vacuum canisters that can be bought locally? I can't find the big ones like the one's Al has in his original thread. If I cannot find them I will just go with canning jars.
Ok one more ?...I couldn’t find the small pickling cukes so I bought the regular sized ones, but I picked about 4 lbs of big, firm and dark cucumbers. Will these work? I don’t want a mushy pickle!! LolI'm not sure. You might check Wal-mart I think they sell a lot of vac sealing stuff. I think you can also buy the attachment to vac seal the canning jars which would also speed up the process.
Ok one more ?...I couldn’t find the small pickling cukes so I bought the regular sized ones, but I picked about 4 lbs of big, firm and dark cucumbers. Will these work? I don’t want a mushy pickle!! Lol
Awesome. I’ve got the alum also. Can’t wait, starting now.Yeah man that's actually what I used on these. Cut the ends off then cut the cukes in half and then quarter each half. Much cheaper this way too. I use alum in mine to keep them crisp. Let me know how they turn out!
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And now the wait begins. Why did I wait so long to make these!? Oh and I ordered a 3qt foodsaver vac canister so when that comes I’ll do a speed batch!
Another question, what's the difference between a mini cuke, a pickling cuke and a burpless cuke? I have found mini cukes but none that say pickling cuke. The minis are $5 for a small bag of 6. Seems high to me, but if they are better for pickling I will try them. My vac canister is being delivered today and I want to do a speed batch while my jars wait patiently in the fridge.
Thanks! And thanks for this info jimmy!They will be tasty. The skin is thicker and tougher than Kirby Cucumbers but the flavor is there. Common Cucumbers hold more water in large plant cells. Over time, Salt and Vinegar breaks the cell walls and the Pickles soften quite a bit. Not real fast but they don't keep as long as Kirby Pickles. They sure look good!...JJ
I am so impatient. I tasted one from the week old batch in mason jars. Still not pickled at all, but whoa, the garlic is HEAVY! I’m not one to say anything has too much garlic but those are waay strong. I hope that flavor settles down some. Yuck, I have an awful taste in my mouth right now (not-yet-ready garlic pickles and black coffee, I wonder why lol)Pickles look awesome Saint let me know how they turn out in the vac canister. Thanks for the info Jimmy!