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Unexpected Ways To Use Pickle Brine In Your Cooking By Jay Wilson Nov. 25, 2025 6:19 pm EST

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In our opinion, pickle brine has been the unsung hero of the kitchen until relatively recently. This flavorful liquid has all of the saltiness, sourness, funkiness, and intensity of pickles, and all it takes is a dash or two to transform a meal into something special. Lots of people have caught onto this fact, and nowadays, pickle brine is included in salad dressings or added to marinades as a quick way to impart a huge amount of flavor.

We guess we have to be pleased about this fact — after all, pickle brine's glory has long been overdue, and we love that people aren't wasting it anymore — but we also think that people have got a little stuck.

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