justavegWhy are dried pickles not a thing
some one did it https://rockinwhomestead.com/dehydrated-pickles/
I imagine it isnt popular because it is overpowering.
That means it is entirely possible that you could munch on 20 to 40 of these ships in one sitting if you are not paying attention, and consume the equivalent of two to four fresh pickles.
Would you really eat that many fresh pickles in one sitting?
victronAre you challenging me?
Pickle chips are a thing though. https://www.buypicklechips.com/
Moxvallixmy guess is that drying something, much like pickling something, is used as a method of preserving the given food. as a pickle is already preserved, you wouldn’t need to dehydrate it.
So are dried pickles the ultimate preserved food? There until the end of time?
Stop. Look at me.
Pickle it.
Dehydrate it.
Powder it.
Snort it.
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tallwookieget a dehydrator & experiment, OP
Please report back OP
I just realized I have one. Never used it tho, came as a bonus with another thing I bought.
I think I will try that, sounds fun.
I think we should start with why are pickles a thing. I mean come on.
jonI gotta preserve my cucumbers somehow!
AltoYknow it's weird. I love other pickled things. Hell, pickled onions are my favorite form of onions, and I love onion in general. But pickles? Disgusting. Can't stand them. The absolute worst.
I recently found pickled radishes at a farmer's market. So good!
lackthoughtpickled radishes with some red pepper flakes added in the juice are amazing
slicedcheesegremlinwhat about sweet pickles?
There's fried pickles. That dries them out a bit
Mmm.... Hooters fried pickles.....
z3n0xMaybe because they’re mostly water?
I dried out a cucumber over time like a gourd, and at the end it was basically a loofah, super light and airy.
dudeami0It seems to be something others have tried, and at least one company is selling them. I bet they would be pretty good if you like pickles.
jayrhackerSeems like it would work particularly well with a sweet pickle, concentrating the vinegar and salt flavors is going to make them really strong, sweetness would help balance it out a bit.
I'd even consider making a custom batch with a lighter seasoning (like summer style fridge cucumbers), so it's more like cucumber chips with vinegar and salt.
Betty White In HDNo, it's pretty awful. I love pickles and one of the first things I did when I got a dehydrator was dry out some dill and then bread and butter chips. Made my whole house smell like vinegar and the by product was entirely, but not unpredictably, way too salty and the texture was of an old, dried out gummy bear. Inedible.
Tried to salvage it by powdering it and the seasoning was just a vinegar salt and a sweet vinegar salt. It was fun culinary experiment and now I know, but there's a reason this type of thing isn't popular.
arachnosocialismI kinda want a dried pickle now wtf?
ProfessorFlawBecause cucumbers (my spelling is horryble)
Are like 90 something % water, drying it would be very bad
Are like 90 something % water, drying it would be very bad
rhythmisaprancerI'm not sure what is really going on, but my regular grocery store has dill pickle salad and something is crunchy. It's really good!
zeppoI think freeze dried would be okay... like, crunchy? I'd put that on a baked potato. Just plain dehydrated might be chewy and not that great.
oh yeah thats a good point. well maybe it'd be ok if it were one of the sweeter varieties like bread and butter?
I feel like that might sorta be good on toast
Because it's pretty awful. I love pickles and one of the first things I did when I got a dehydrator was dry out some dill and then bread and butter chips. Made my whole house smell like vinegar and the by product was entirely, but not unpredictably, way too salty and the texture was of an old, dried out gummy bear. Inedible.
Tried to salvage it by powdering it and the seasoning was just a vinegar salt and a sweet vinegar salt. It was fun culinary experiment and now I know, but there's a reason this type of thing isn't popular.