Garlic dill pickles UPDATE! READY TO EAT IN 3 DAYS WITH VAC CANISTER

[newbrian]

I read that if you use more than 1/4 tsp a quart that it will come out bitter but I didn't read anything about it being dangerous.

i guess i'll wait a couple of weeks and try them

 

[banderson7474]

i guess i'll wait a couple of weeks and try them

I see you are a fellow Joe. Have you tried brisket on it yet? Since there is a sale and I've been putting off trying a full packer, I think I might pull the trigger. My problem is I feel it will take over 12hrs of smoking and that is a long day on our set up. Thoughts?

 

[Winterrider]

Count me in the group! Made my first batch tonight. Almost broke my foodsaver trying to figure out how to attach the hose until my better have said to just attach it to the white lid and i dont need the hose it came with. Oops.

Now the waiting game!

You will absolutely love them. They are "very" crisp.

 

[newbrian]

I see you are a fellow Joe. Have you tried brisket on it yet? Since there is a sale and I've been putting off trying a full packer, I think I might pull the trigger. My problem is I feel it will take over 12hrs of smoking and that is a long day on our set up. Thoughts?

Do you have the tuning plates in your smoker? before i installed them i had a hard time keeping the temp at 250.

 

[SmokinAl]

OK so I made 6 pints of pickles over the weekend and today i realized that i used the amount of Alum from the large canisters in my small jars. Are these going to be ok, or should i throw them out and try a new batch?

If you are talking about the amount for the canisters that hold 3# of pickles, & you put them in the pint jars. Then I would just throw them out & start over.
I'm not an expert on the toxicity of alum, but I think that the amount you used would not be good for your health. I'm no safety expert, but that seems like an awful large amount of alum. BTW, did you use the amounts for the canisters with the other ingredients? If so I don't think the pickles will be very good. But the extra alum is what scares me.
Al

 

[Steve H]

Boy, that sounds familiar...
I did the same thing awhile back. I threw out 5 quarts of pickles and peppers because I doubled the amount of Alum. I grabbed the wrong measuring spoon while measuring everything. It wasn't worth the risk.

 

[newbrian]

If you are talking about the amount for the canisters that hold 3# of pickles, & you put them in the pint jars. Then I would just throw them out & start over.
I'm not an expert on the toxicity of alum, but I think that the amount you used would not be good for your health. I'm no safety expert, but that seems like an awful large amount of alum. BTW, did you use the amounts for the canisters with the other ingredients? If so I don't think the pickles will be very good. But the extra alum is what scares me.
Al

I only used the wrong amount of alum. i was getting the recipe off of my phone and must have scroll down when i got to the alum and used too much. I tasted one last night and it tasted pretty good, i know it's only a couple days old but i wanted to see if they tasted bad. i guess i need to research the effects of alum on the body

 

[newbrian]

I only used the wrong amount of alum. i was getting the recipe off of my phone and must have scroll down when i got to the alum and used too much. I tasted one last night and it tasted pretty good, i know it's only a couple days old but i wanted to see if they tasted bad. i guess i need to research the effects of alum on the body

i guess i'll just toss them, i don't think it's worth the risk....bummer!

 

[chopsaw]

i guess i'll just toss them, i don't think it's worth the risk....bummer!

It's not . I always worry about feeding stuff to others more than myself .

 

[biteme7951]

i guess i'll just toss them, i don't think it's worth the risk....bummer!

Pickles are cheap. ER visit?....not so much.

Barry.

 

[SmokinAl]

Honestly I don't know how much alum can be consumed without any health risk, but if you used way too much then I think the thing to do would be to toss them & start over. Cukes are cheap, as are all the ingredients in the recipe!
Al

 

[banderson7474]

Last night I was thinking "man I can't wait to try them" and then realized it's only been 24hrs.

 

[SmokinAl]

Last night I was thinking "man I can't wait to try them" and then realized it's only been 24hrs.

Well you need to make another batch so when the first batch is done & eaten you will have a backup!!
Al

 

[Winterrider]

Well you need to make another batch so when the first batch is done & eaten you will have a backup!!

I'm guilty, was at walmart today. Picked up 2 more bags of cuc's. Long ways from my own crop yet.
I'm gonna need therapy...

 

[chopsaw]

I opened my last jar a week ago . I had a great yield last year and did 20 pints . From 3 plants . This year I'm getting yellow tennis balls . Went to buy some today ,,, to soft for me , so I passed .
I do have 2 jars of jalapenos ( one opened ) left . This recipe is great for jalapeno slices also .

 

[Steve H]

I opened my last jar a week ago . I had a great yield last year and did 20 pints . From 3 plants . This year I'm getting yellow tennis balls . Went to buy some today ,,, to soft for me , so I passed .
I do have 2 jars of jalapenos ( one opened ) left . This recipe is great for jalapeno slices also .

Yup. I do my Jalapenos with this recipe. As well as Cauliflower.

 

[SmokinAl]

I put jalapenos in with the pickles sometimes to spice them up.
It's hard to stop eating them, when you get started.
They go great with just about anything, including beer!!
Al

 

[Steve H]

I put jalapenos in with the pickles sometimes to spice them up.
It's hard to stop eating them, when you get started.
They go great with just about anything, including beer!!
Al

I've got 2 jars of pickles in the fridge with some Jalapenos in with them. They add the perfect amount of zing to them.

 

[banderson7474]

My mouth is watering. I think I'm going to crack one open sunday. that would be 5 days in the soak.

 

[Steve H]

My mouth is watering. I think I'm going to crack one open sunday. that would be 5 days in the soak.

Are they vacuum packed?