Hi, I was curious if the pickling process lets off any odor?
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I haven't experienced any bad odors when pickling cabbage, cauliflower, Daikon radishes, carrots, bell peppers, pickles, and lemons.
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Actually, other than processing speed, I think that's the Perfect Pickler's best attribute--it's vertually odorless. A huge plus when working with certain vegetables, especially the cruciferous variety.
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The way this thing works is to provide a water trap that keep things out (but don't let bugs die in it or it will foul). However, your pickles will burp a bit, and those bubbles will give off some odor. Not bad though, if you like pickles!
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Not that I noticed. You're not using vinegar or anything like that. Just water and celtic sea salt.
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Yes, a regular lid must be put on after pickling so you can use your pickler for other projects. The recipe product MUST be kept in the refrigerator. It will keep for quite a while under refrigeration, perhaps indefinitely and does not have to be eaten immediately.
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I have been using mine for a few weeks and have not noticed any odor. The inner heated container has a plastic lid and then you have the crock pot lid you screw on. Once you open the lids of course you will have the smell from whatever you warmed up.
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I just rinse it out weekly with a soap and water, works fine for me. I haven't had an issue with odor
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I have not noticed any off gassing. I'm on my 3rd set of smokestop filters and they're working better than expected without any odor.
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Yes, when opening there was a chemical odor. I let it sit out for a few days (7 days) and it was gone. Never smelled again.
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I have two of them, one for pepper and one for salt. I have used them for years and have never noticed any kind of smelll, they are great!
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I didn't notice any odors. It does come in plastic packaging that may have some odor at first.
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I have not pickled peaches in it though have done many other acidic foods with no problems.
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I never noticed any odor. Some people are more sensitive to that kind of thing than others, but apparently if there was an odor, I neverpicked up on it.
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No odor at all. Be sure you are aware of the measurements as it was shorter than I thought.
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Mine didn't have any odor either. So there's no problem. Bad odor are usually related with expired items.
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Ours does have a mild smell in the summer, but it can be minimized by adding layers of brown material such as fall leaves or newspaper on top of each green layer of food scraps. Also, if you add a little garden soil once in a while that also neutralizes the odor. In the winter, it doesn't have any odor.
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Once it drys there is no odor. I had no problem with placing my stained bookcase in my bedroom the day after it dryed.
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No. I could not detect any odor. We really love everything about these bags! So, much better than the paper bags we used to use.
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I didn't notice any smell when we got them. Of course we washed them when they arrived, but never was there a smell or change in flavor or odor of food. I highly recommend OXO containers.
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Well, good question. I don't use this for pickling - we place this on the floor, and have a beer bottle opener mounted above it. The crock is used to catch the bottle caps. Happy lid hunting!