1 day Ago By [email protected] (Joe Hoeffner)
One of the most famous lines from "Jurassic Park" comes from Dr. Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Goldblum, concerning the successful (and ultimately disastrous) attempt to revive dinosaurs from preserved DNA. "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should," he said.
It's a great line because it's so widely applicable: There are countless examples of ill-advised projects being undertaken without foresight, so take our advice and don't make freezing pickles one of those mistakes. To be clear, nothing terrible will happen to you if you freeze your pickles. You won't give yourself food poisoning, you won't make the jar explode, and you won't grow a biological superweapon in your freezer.
You'll just have a jar of mushy pickles on your hands once they defrost. But if you've ever had the misfortune of eating a mushy pickle, we highly doubt you're in a hurry to eat another. Pickles should be crisp, fresh, and crunchy, not gummy and laden with moisture from the freezer.
You deserve better — and will have it if you eat your There are some exceptions (if you take the proper steps) Mind you, this isn't necessarily a hard and fast rule. While it's not a good idea to preserve pickles you buy from the supermarket in the freezer (not even if they're one of ), some home recipes will come out truly delicious if you put them on ice for a while, so long as you prepare them correctly. There are recipes for pickles designed to be stored in the freezer, where the cucumbers are stored in sugar and vinegar before being put away; if you do it properly, they will come out crisp, juicy, and flavorful.
If you'd like to think even further outside the box, you can even over your salad. It's true that frozen pickles get gross and mushy once they're defrosted, but in this case, you're not going to let them thaw. You want that crisp, fresh-out-the-freezer crunch for your salad, and the explosion of flavor is an added bonus.
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