Smashed Pickles Recipe

Ready to make the fastest pickles on the planet?Simply obtain a pile of crunchy kirby cucumbers, grab the nearest cast-iron skillet, rolling pin, or meat tenderizer and prepare to smash your way to glory. Giving each cucumber a moderate crush with a heavy object helps open up fissures and cracks that will help the acidic pickle brine penetrate quickly and effectively, without having to work its way through the cucumber's thick skin over several daysrefrigerator pickles are considered "Quick pickles, " As opposed to lacto-fermented pickles (which contain probiotic bacteria that are extra-beneficial for your health). That's fine, thoughthe point here is to get those cukes smashed apart and pickling so you can enjoy them in two hours or less.