How to make pickles really crunchy? 🥒

[dttodot]

Hey folks, been on a quest to make my pickles extra crunchy and stumbled upon some great tips . Key moves include soaking cucumbers in ice water before pickling and adding a grape leaf to the jar — apparently, the tannins help . Also, using the freshest cucumbers makes a huge difference. Anyone else have tricks up their sleeve for that perfect crunch?

 

[Bricks]

Want your pickles to snap? My go-to trick is adding calcium chloride (pickle crisp) during brining, though it's not everyone's cup of tea.

 

[Kurt]

For extra crunchy pickles, use small, firm cucumbers, soak them in an ice water bath for a few hours before pickling, and add grape leaves or alum to the brine.

 

[Ruth_]

To make pickles really crunchy, start by using fresh, firm cucumbers. Then, soak them in an ice water bath for a couple of hours before pickling. Adding grape leaves, oak leaves, or pickle crisp granules to the pickling liquid can also help maintain their crispiness.

 

[Tim_05]

Personally, I find soaking cucumber slices in an ice water bath for a couple of hours before pickling really helps. It seems to firm them up nicely.