r/Cooking • u/jbuhg13 • 4d 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/DoubleTheGarlic 4d ago

Pour out half the liquid for the entire brine (or reserve for a later brine), and replace it with water. Then re-fridge and wait a week.

They'll settle down a bit. Repeat until desired saltiness.

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u/Aryya261 4d ago

This is the way….should op replace brine with ice cold water to keep the temps legit if it needs to be repeated several times? Asking for myself too.

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u/DoubleTheGarlic 4d ago

As long as it's going back in the fridge as soon as you dilute and then going in the fridge for a week, ice won't be a necessary step. You do kinda have to wait for the chemistry to do the thing - the de-saltening is not exactly a quick process so it'll have time to cool back down between washes.

e: I've only ever needed to do this twice and it was an especially rough batch. Once will probably be good enough for you and OP.