Question

[MuseRider]

Should you drain the brine out of pickle jars and olive jars as soon as you bring them home then store them in their jars without liquid? Yes, this is a family fight but also because I think it is incorrect. I looked on the web but all I could find was what to do with it after you use the contents up. I have no idea where this came from since this man considers microwaving a frozen meal cooking.

Not a biggie, I am just sick of eating kinda dried up pickles and olives.

[Tree-Hugger]

1. Noooooo?

That is bizarre. I'm not an expert.....I can't imagine eating pickles from a dry jar.

[Warpy]

2. Circulating brine is what keeps the pickles crisp and fresh

Remove it and they start to deteriorate, first becoming mushy and then either drying or starting to grow nasty stuff.

Tell him if he wants to go to cooking school and take over the kitchen duties, he can do as he likes. Until then, the pickle fork was designed to fish them out of the brine and onot a plate or serving dish and he's full of shit.

[DetlefK]

3. The brine is what preserves them.

Being underwater protects them from fungus and the salt protects them from bacteria.

If you drain the brine, they will go bad within a week to a month.

[MANative]

4. No. It preserves the pickles (or olives)

You can use the juice to make more pickles from sliced cucumbers (or cauliflower, red peppers, etc) once you've finished the original jar.

[elleng]

5. Doubt it, but Dad hated having to reach into the pickle barrel

(in Grandpa's deli) in his youth, as it messed up his 'ambience' for dates!!!

[packman]

6. No- Keep them in the brine

And when you've eaten those pickles or olives , think about using the brine for other uses including:


Your own pickling such as onions or beets

Use the juices for marinating meats - pork or chicken

Use the brine in cooking for an extra taste

Use the brine in salad dressing


It's too good just to throw it down the sink


https://www.yummly.com/dish/128928/clever-uses-for-that-leftover-pickle-juice-in-the-jar

[dem in texas]

8. I always add pickle juice to Roladen

I use chopped dill pickles as part of the roll-up filling. When I cook them, adding some dill pickle juice enhances the flavor of the gravy.

[Saviolo]

7. Keep them in the brine!

As everyone else said, keep them in the brine, for a number of reasons, not least of which is that it keeps them fresher longer.

Now, if you're buying tofu in those plastic bins stored in water, you should immediately throw that water out when you bring it home, and then replace it with fresh cold water before putting it in the fridge. Continue to replace that water every couple of days until the tofu is all used.

[hippywife]

9. As far as I've ever known...

the brine stays in the jar until the pickles are gone. I think it keeps them longer than if you drained it off.

[Callalily]

10. I've never heard brine being drained before the jar is empty.

Additionally, I save the pickle juice to make Dill Pickle Soup. It's delicious!

https://noblepig.com/2013/03/dill-pickle-soup/