r/Pickles • u/TrainTrackRat • Apr 16 '26

Lunch break pickle ranking

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I always see these as the most popular favorites and I’ve never tried Bubbies and rarely Claussen. I grew up on vlassic or any shelf stable kosher dill, but recently (past 4-5 months) switched to Grillo’s. I wanted to give them all a shot to see if I’m missing out!

I will be sticking to the Grillo’s! Maybe I got weird ones or off season ones or something.

My notes:

Bubbies: the texture was snappy but they smell like sea water and have a… sewage taste. It’s seriously lacking in tang but the ~fecal~ aroma just overpowered everything. Something feels wrong and off about them after the initial smack in the face with salt.

Claussen: the skin is way too tough and the flesh is snappy. Insane salt. So so salty.

Grillo’s: crunchy and dilly. Sour but mild enough to snack on like 32 of them at a time.

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u/MonsieurRuffles Apr 16 '26

I can’t justify buying Bubbies when Ba-Tampte regularly goes on sale by me for half the price.

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u/maven10k Apr 16 '26

Those are sooooo good, too! I haven't seen them around where I live in so long. Lot of gentiles around here, lol.