Getting the pickle smell / taste out of pickle jars?

[goldilow]

Anyone got a good remedy for getting the pickle smell / taste out of old pickle jars? I have shit loads of 1 gallon pickle jars stored in my basement. My kids go through a gallon of pickles in a bout 2 weeks. I just can't seem to get that smell out of them...

[35mastr]

You try any Oxyclean? That stuff does wonders..

[goldilow]

That I haven't. I'll pick some up tomorrow and try it...

[S-Cackalacky]

Soap and water - no effect. Then I used baking soda and water - no noticeable affect. Then diluted chlorine bleach - better, but still smelled. Then Oxy-Clean powder - about 3 scoops with enough water to fill the jug. The smell was gone, but it was in there for a long time - couple of weeks. I kind of forgot about it. The lid still smelled a little. I guess because it wasn't in direct contact with the liquid. So, I just filled the lid with the liquid and let it sit overnight and that fixed it. I would suggest using the Oxyclean over night and then flip the jug upside down for another day to take care of the lid.

I was a little surprised at how persistent the smell can be. You wouldn't think glass would hold a smell like that.

S-C

Posted while 35mstr was posting.

[bonehead]

i got some boreshead 5 gallon deli pickle buckets from the supermarket, washed and left them outside for a year and they still smelled. glass might clean but is there plastic on or under the lid?

[Prairiepiss]

Sory don't know why I thought you were talkin pickle buckets.

Glass jars should not retain smells. A good wash and bleach soak. Should take care of anything. The lids will hold smells. But I have a bunch around here. That you would never know held pickles. I store flour, sugar and corn meal, for the kitchen in them. And have at least 6 aging product down stairs. None of which smell like pickles.

[friendly1uk]

Well the glass is easy but you can't use the lids anyway unless you put a new lining in. I use ptfe sheet to make mine.

[S-Cackalacky]

This place sells PTFE discs and PTFE sheets - http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.a ... &catid=720" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow . The two larger ones fit standard and wide-mouth mason jars. I think the pickle jars are larger than 3.5", so you would probably need to cut the liner from a PTFE sheet. I've also used heavy duty aluminum foil as a liner - works pretty well.

S-C

[goldilow]

So you cant use the original jar lids? They look to be all metal, no plastic...

[F6Hawk]

There is a soft rubber-like lining on the lids, similar to the seal on a canning jar. They will get eaten up by high-test Etoh.

[goldilow]

Humm, wonder if there's a replacement u can buy that doesn't contain them...

[Howling Wolf]

The seal under the lid isn't the same as a mason jar?
I was hoping to be able to use them for long term storage and aging instead of using a crap load of mason jars.

[goldilow]

I believe they are the same material. But, if I have read correctly. Even mason jar lids aren't recommended for very high proof liquors...

[Due51]

Getting the pickle smell out is one thing...getting salsa smell out of a lid is altogether different. I've let a lid soak in oxi-clean for a week and it still smells.

Now that I read I shouldn't use the lids because of the rubber, I'll forget trying to clean them anymore.