How to Freeze Cucumbers so they still feel crispy

You can freeze cucumbers? Yes, you can. I had my doubts when I first heard it, too. After all, there's so much water in a cucumber. Doesn't it get mushy? Well you can't just throw a cuke into a Ziploc bag because the cell walls will burst and lead to cucumber nastiness, but you CAN freeze your cuke slices in a vinegar brine, and essentially it ends up creating a type of "cucumber salad" when you finally enjoy it months later.

In this video below, I show you how to do it, step by step. The recipe is:

Ingredients:
2 qt. sliced cucumber
1 large red onion, sliced
1 cup white vinegar
1 1/2 c. sugar
1-2 t. kosher salt
Fresh dill, optional

1. Dump onion and cukes in a big bowl. Add 1-2 teaspoons of the salt and mix it all up with your hands. Cover bowl and chill in fridge for 2 hours.

2. Prepare the brine: Heat the sugar and vinegar in a pot on the stove until sugar dissolves. Let it cool to room temperature.

3. After the cukes have chilled for 2 hours, rinse the salt off in a strainer. Pour cukes back into bowl. Pour the brine over the cucumber/onion mixture and mix well.

4. Pack into freezer containers -- I use Ziplocks.

[kathydavie]

Tried so good! Stayed crunchy, brine was perfect! Thank you! Cucumber overload solved!

[along]

Great teaching. You don't make us set through mundane steps.

[juliepuhr]

Well do you have a video of you taking them out of the freezer and sharing with us how they taste?

[durgaprasadala]

I am impressed by your youtube channel, Very informative and no drama, please post more videos. Thank you very much.

[theclyde]

This has never happened to me b4 I'm first to leave a comment! Anyhoo thank you for this informative video I've got way more cucumbers than I can possibly use by they go bad. So glad you popped up on my search. Subscribed!

[AngelPrissy]

Great! Do you have a follow up and taste test? Have you tweaked the brine recipe any since this video? Thanks for helping! You are a very lovely young woman!

[linnettajones]

This recipe is absolutely delicious thank you,
thank you!

[Desertmoon_]

I wish she could answer the viewers who watch her videos

[PondRiverFarm]

the amount of cucumbers is confusing, you mention (and list on the recipe) 2 quarts is needed however in the video you show only one quart. And even referenced the quart jar as measurement. I just wanted to make sure you didnt mean two pints (which equals one quart jar) or if you accidently left out the other quart?

[marykimmitt]

Once you defrost them, how long are they good for if kept in the refrigerator?

[FlamingBlueKing]

Very sad that you post this video and you’ve got all these questions and you haven’t responded to anyone!

[OurTube_TheOriginal]

Can raw honey be used instead of sugar?

[lionofgod]

Aren’t these dill pickles now. The heading says cucumbers. That’s a vinegar mix.

[lindaandersonperez]

Nice info but, hard to hear you, far away and echos.

[lindaandersonperez]

Need specific information amounts, ingredients, sizes please.