Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the causes of this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wither in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling. Soaking time can vary from one and a half to three hours.
Unsuitable variety
Do not think that if you use thin-skinned salad cucumbers for cold pickling, the result will be the same as when using special varieties of cucumbers that are intended for this purpose.
The thin skin of salad vegetables simply will not maintain the density of the cucumbers during the fermentation process.
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When using the cold pickling method, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness: wash the cucumbers thoroughly, removing the white coating containing bacteria that can lead to softening of the cucumbers.
You should also wash the herbs and spices added to the jar.
Storage
Pickled cucumbers should be stored at a temperature of 8-10 degrees and below so that they remain fresh and crispy.
Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the causes of this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wither in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling. Soaking time can vary from one and a half to three hours.
Unsuitable variety
Do not think that if you use thin-skinned salad cucumbers for cold pickling, the result will be the same as when using special varieties of cucumbers that are intended for this purpose.
The thin skin of salad vegetables simply will not maintain the density of the cucumbers during the fermentation process.
Violation of cooking technology
When using the cold pickling method, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness: wash the cucumbers thoroughly, removing the white coating containing bacteria that can lead to softening of the cucumbers.
You should also wash the herbs and spices added to the jar.
Storage
Pickled cucumbers should be stored at a temperature of 8-10 degrees and below so that they remain fresh and crispy.
Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the causes of this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wither in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling. Soaking time can vary from one and a half to three hours.
Unsuitable variety
Do not think that if you use thin-skinned salad cucumbers for cold pickling, the result will be the same as when using special varieties of cucumbers that are intended for this purpose.
The thin skin of salad vegetables simply will not maintain the density of the cucumbers during the fermentation process.
Violation of cooking technology
When using the cold pickling method, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness: wash the cucumbers thoroughly, removing the white coating containing bacteria that can lead to softening of the cucumbers.
Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the causes of this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wither in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling. Soaking time can vary from one and a half to three hours.
Unsuitable variety
Do not think that if you use thin-skinned salad cucumbers for cold pickling, the result will be the same as if you use special varieties of cucumbers that are intended for this purpose.
Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the causes of this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wither in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling
Often housewives who decide to stock up on pickles for the winter notice to their displeasure that instead of crispy and elastic cucumbers, the jars contain soft vegetables that fall apart when pressed..
Expert of the online publication ‘BelNovosti’, chef Yulia Arkhipova suggests understanding the reasons for this problem, and at the same time finding ways to solve it.
Weather conditions
If the cucumbers were picked in hot weather, you should start preserving them immediately, since they quickly begin to wilt in the heat.
To slow down this process, you can soak the cucumbers before pickling. Soaking time can vary from one and a half to three hours.
Wrong variety
Do not think that if you use thin-skinned salad cucumbers for cold pickling, the result will be the same as when using special varieties of cucumbers,which are intended for this purpose.
The thin skin of vegetables for salad simply will not maintain the density of cucumbers during the fermentation process.
Violation of cooking technology
When using the cold pickling method, it is necessary to maintain cleanliness: thoroughly wash cucumbers, removing the white coating containing bacteria that can lead to softening of cucumbers.
You should also wash the herbs and spices added to the jar.
Storage
Pickles should be stored at a temperature of 8-10 degrees and below,so that they stay fresh and crispy.
