{"id":573,"date":"2021-07-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toh.test.rda.net\/we-taste-tested-5-common-brands-of-dill-pickles-our-top-pick-might-surprise-you\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T18:08:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T23:08:31","slug":"we-taste-tested-5-brands-of-dill-pickles-the-winner-may-surprise-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/we-taste-tested-5-brands-of-dill-pickles-the-winner-may-surprise-you\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Pickles You Can Buy According to Our Test Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"If you're picnicking, barbecuing or tailgating, one side dish needs to be part of your spread: pickles!\r\n\r\nSalty and sour, pickles<\/a> complement so many of our favorite foods, like burgers<\/a>, Cuban sandwiches<\/a>\u00a0and Chicago hot dogs<\/a>. Some unique pickles like the moonshine pickle<\/a> and some interesting pickle snacks<\/a> can take you by surprise. And unless you're making your own pickles<\/a> from scratch, it can be hard to find the absolute best pickles.\r\n\r\nThat's why our Taste Recipes<\/em> Test Kitchen had to find the best types of pickles<\/a> available. (Don't miss out on the best way to take pickles out of a jar, either\u2014the pickle picker<\/a>!)\r\n

How We Found the Best Pickles<\/h2>\r\n[dam-video dam-id=\"49501\"]\r\n\r\nNow we know there are a\u00a0lot<\/em> of pickles out there: slices, spears, chips, dill, sour, bread and butter and more. For this pickle taste test, we set out to find the best dill pickles. Dill is the most popular pickle variety. We bet you've got a jar of them in your fridge right now!\r\n\r\nOur Test Kitchen stocked up on the eight most popular brands of dill pickles and tested them blindly. For all pickle brands, our picky pros kept these criteria in mind:\r\n