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Old 04-06-2011, 11:12 PM   #1
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Hey I just got 14 food grade pickle buckets from a family member. I was planning on storing grain in them. Problem is some still smell like pickles. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell?
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:23 PM   #2
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Oxyclean+hot water soak em for a day or two. Rinse well. Sanitize. Enjoy.

You may never get all of the smell out, but it won't hurt anything.
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:27 PM   #3
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from what i heard you won't get that smell out of the pickle buckets. i never tried it, but it was on one of the threads here
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:30 PM   #4
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How much oxy clean?a scoop per bucket?
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Old 04-06-2011, 11:43 PM   #5
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I have tried oxyclean, bleach, hot water & the sun for weeks, degreasers, laundry soap, dish detergent, vingear, and Borax.

They're always going to smell like pickles. Line them with heavy plastic if you're going to use them for anything that you don't want to smell like pickles.
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Do you think the pickle smell/taste will transfer to my grain stored in the buckets?
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Old 04-11-2011, 02:02 PM   #7
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They're always going to smell like pickles.
+1. Even using a 1gal glass pickle jar for yeast washing, I can't get the pickle smell out of the lid with bleach, starsan, PBW, BKF, etc.
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