Safety pickle from cooksons

[Truffle & Podge]

Does anyone know what the safety pickle from cookies is? it says it's food grade so i was wondering if it was citric acid rather than alum. Also do you need to use a glass bowl inside a slow cooker if you are using safety pickle or is it less likely to corrode the ceramic as quickly?
Cheers guys
Tasha
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[Dennis]

Don't know about the safety pickle Tasha, but Cookies will send you a data sheet if you ask.

The ceramic bowl in a slow cooker is already glazed, so the pickle solution can go straight in it. What does happen is that the metal rim of the glass lid corrodes quite a bit but other than scrubbing off the deposit from time to time, it has not caused bother.

Some people worry that rust can drop into the pickle and turn silver pink as a bit of iron might. So they put plastic tape on the rim, but I have never felt the need.

Dennis.

[Truffle & Podge]

Cheers Dennis after fiddling about with candles and fondue stands i think an argos cheapie is prob worth it to reduce the stress lol
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p.s stupid question but you do leave the lid on while warming don't you?

[Wallace]

I just cut my lid's rim off. Saves me having to faff about with any caked up gunk later and provides a little area for steam to release if I angle the lid slightly to the side.

You can use many things though, for pickling. Yes, even the old stand by of Vinegar. Good enough for eggs, beetroot, onions and piccalilli... the stuff goes well with chips too, but wouldn't recommend after it has been used for pickling.

I have used lemon juice in desperation before and that also worked very well.

alum has been the best and most consistent. I get mine from a variety of sources, but mostly from Fischer as is comes in a larger size and still costs less in the post than getting it from the UK.

ps link for the knowledge base. http://portalgc.knowledgebase.net/di...03906786441803

click on the product info on the left side and then type in safety pickle and it will come up with a list

[mizgeorge]

I leave the lid on. I wasn't impressed with the new 'food grade' pickle - it didn't last long enough for me - but there again I only make up pickle every six months or so.

I'm a big alum fan, and of course that can also be food grade. It's widely used in Asian cookery for (wait for it) making pickles.

[Truffle & Podge]

I just cut my lid's rim off. Saves me having to faff about with any caked up gunk later and provides a little area for steam to release if I angle the lid slightly to the side.

You can use many things though, for pickling. Yes, even the old stand by of Vinegar. Good enough for eggs, beetroot, onions and piccalilli... the stuff goes well with chips too, but wouldn't recommend after it has been used for pickling.

I have used lemon juice in desperation before and that also worked very well.

alum has been the best and most consistent. I get mine from a variety of sources, but mostly from Fischer as is comes in a larger size and still costs less in the post than getting it from the UK.

ps link for the knowledge base. http://portalgc.knowledgebase.net/di...03906786441803

click on the product info on the left side and then type in safety pickle and it will come up with a list

What would i do without you chicky? great idea getting rid of the rim (being the worry wort i am it was bound to have bugged me!) and cheers for the link i will prob be giving alum a go after the recommendations from you and George
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[Truffle & Podge]

I leave the lid on. I wasn't impressed with the new 'food grade' pickle - it didn't last long enough for me - but there again I only make up pickle every six months or so.

I'm a big alum fan, and of course that can also be food grade. It's widely used in Asian cookery for (wait for it) making pickles.

ROFLOL at the Asian pickle making! Isn't it used in swmming pools et al too..................weird!
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[mizgeorge]

Not alum for pools - I think you're thinking of sparex (which is very popular with jewellers in the US) and is a pool pH adjustment chemical.

[Truffle & Podge]

Not alum for pools - I think you're thinking of sparex (which is very popular with jewellers in the US) and is a pool pH adjustment chemical.

That's probably the one!

[Truffle & Podge]

Yay pickle pot (slow cooker) acquired!
Presume i wash it out first, do you just put it on warm or do do you set it on high or low for a bit to bring temp up? already got mixed pickle only used a couple of times so no point mixing a new batch with hot water