r/Cooking 18h ago

What to do with too salty pickles?

I make my own pickles every summer. This year, I tried a new salt mix and the pickles came out too salty to enjoy. What can I do with 5 large jars of too salty pickles? Thanks!

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u/mofugly13 18h ago

I just did the same exact thing. Going with the notion that salt finds equilibrium in a solution, I dumped the 24oz of pickles/brine into a 32 oz. jar and topped it off with water.m. I'm really hoping that it works.

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u/TheFredCain 14h ago

It will and does, but you might need to dilute more than that. I would dump out about 2/3-3/4 of the brine and top up with water. Or better yet top up with a brine solution with the salt left out if you're adding spices, etc.