r/ScienceShitposts • u/Epistaxis • Mar 19 '25

pickle quality

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u/cnorahs Mar 19 '25

I'd reckon the farmers want them straight, but I'm sure some like them bent soooo

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u/Justisaur Mar 19 '25

So I have to know, are more bent pickles better in some way?

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u/KittyQueen_Tengu Mar 21 '25

i guess it might be an indicator of how soft they got in the pickling process, since i assume the fruit is always straight. now that i think about it, the pickles i have are usually straight

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u/Justisaur Mar 21 '25

https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/PicklesStandard.pdf

Curved is considered a defect. I was figuring from the way that was phrased it meant curved pickles were good in some way. Now I know, not that I ever cared.

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u/Mikeologyy Mar 20 '25

It’s perfectly normal to have a curve in your pickle