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How To Pickle Anything

Jun 1, 2026 0 min
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This video demonstrates a quick and straightforward method for making homemade pickles.

This video shows the step-by-step process of making homemade pickles by preparing a quick brine and packing a jar with cucumber spears, aromatics, and spices. The process includes boiling the brine, pouring it into the jar, letting it sit to cool, and finishing with an ice bath before refrigerating.

Recipe

Homemade Quick Pickles

Ingredients

  • a few cucumbers
  • a few cloves garlic
  • to taste fresh dill
  • to taste mustard seeds
  • to taste whole peppercorns
  • 2 cups water
  • a splash apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Equipment

  • mason jar
  • small pot
  • cutting board
  • knife
  • ice bath bowl

Steps

  1. 1
    Cut cucumbers into spears and add garlic, fresh dill, mustard seeds, and peppercorns to a mason jar. 0:02
  2. 2
    Combine water, apple cider vinegar, salt, and sugar in a pot and bring to a boil. 0:11
  3. 3
    Pour the boiling brine into the jar over the cucumbers and aromatics. 0:18
  4. 4
    Let sit with the lid off for 10 minutes, then place in an ice bath to cool. 0:20
  5. 5
    Secure the lid and refrigerate until ready to eat. 0:24

Key Points

  • 0:02 Slice cucumbers into spears and place in a jar with garlic, fresh dill, mustard seeds, and whole peppercorns.
  • 0:11 Boil a brine of water, apple cider vinegar, salt, and sugar until dissolved, then pour over the cucumbers.
  • 0:21 Cool the jar in an ice bath before refrigerating for later consumption.

Worth watching if: You want to learn an easy, fast method for making homemade pickles at home.

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