I did rinse them, a lot and then I patted them dry.
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Hmm. When I salt and drain my fridge pickle cukes, it seems like it takes forever to get the saltiness out. I keep rinsing and tasting until there's no saltiness left. I've had experience with oversalted cukes!
Hmm. When I salt and drain my fridge pickle cukes, it seems like it takes forever to get the saltiness out. I keep rinsing and tasting until there's no saltiness left. I've had experience with oversalted cukes!
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I'm just wondering if it is really necessary to salt English cukes.
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I think salting any cukes really helps with the crispiness. Some of the recipes I've seen don't tell you to rinse, but they're so salty. I think if you keep rinsing and tasting after salting until they don't taste salty, even though you use English cukes, it will improve the texture.
I guess try it without salting, can't hurt.
I think salting any cukes really helps with the crispiness. Some of the recipes I've seen don't tell you to rinse, but they're so salty. I think if you keep rinsing and tasting after salting until they don't taste salty, even though you use English cukes, it will improve the texture.
I guess try it without salting, can't hurt.
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Andy M.
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I make a Thai cucumber salad with thinly sliced cucumber. I salt it and wait 30 minutes then squeeze out all the released liquid. I never had an issue with their being too salty. I guess the water that's squeezed off washes away the salt. Of course, it's important to not use too much salt.
Good point Andy. I may have used too much salt.
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I made delicious BLTs last night with garden-fresh tomatoes. So good.
