Homemade Pickles

Name: Homemade Pickles
Ingredients: Fresh dill (optional); Fresh Kirby cucumbers (or other dense cucumber with thin skin. Avoid salad cucumbers or waxed cucumbers); 2 cups pure water (non-chlorinated. If your tap is chlorinated, leave to sit on the counter uncovered overnight and the cholrine will dissipate. Bottled water also works); 1 tablespoon Kosher salt (or fine sea salt. Do not use iodized salts); Fresh garlic (optional); Experiment with other spices and veggies like onion, coriander, and jalapeno!

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Last Updated: Mar 4, 2026

Ingredients

Fresh dill (optional)
Fresh Kirby cucumbers (or other dense cucumber with thin skin. Avoid salad cucumbers or waxed cucumbers)
2 cups pure water (non-chlorinated. If your tap is chlorinated, leave to sit on the counter uncovered overnight and the cholrine will dissipate. Bottled water also works)
1 tablespoon Kosher salt (or fine sea salt. Do not use iodized salts)
Fresh garlic (optional)
Experiment with other spices and veggies like onion, coriander, and jalapeno!

Instructions

In a separate bowl mix together water and salt (about 1 tablespoon for every 2 cups of water) until the salt is dissolved. Make as much brine as you think you are going to need (It's perfectly okay to make too much).
Cut the cucumbers into desired shape and size and pack them into sanitized glass jars with the other vegetables and spices if you are including any (un-flavored pickles are delicious, too!)
Fill the jar with the water and salt solution, making sure the cucumbers are completely submerged. Cap the jars with their lids and let sit out.

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