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Had a jar of pickled eggs explode in my fridge last month
I was grabbing a beer from the bottom shelf and something wet dripped on my head. Looked up and there was pickle juice running down the lightbulb and a smashed mason jar on the top shelf. Turns out my dad's old pickle recipe doesn't account for modern fridge fermentation. I spent two hours cleaning every shelf and drawer with vinegar water, but now I only make small batches in plastic containers with loose lids. Anyone else deal with exploding ferments or am I just that unlucky?
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ryanf663mo ago
Boy, that brings back memories. It seems like these little kitchen disasters are part of a bigger pattern where we push old rules into new situations. My grandma used to can tomatoes in a boiling water bath, and I figured I could do the same with a pressure canner I got on sale. Ended up with tomato sauce on the ceiling. Same thing with my neighbor who tried to use his grandpa's tractor plow on a modern garden tiller and snapped the hitch clean off. We inherit good habits and tools, but we forget the context changed. Your pickled eggs are just the latest example.
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