Pickling Mixed Vegetables in a Ziploc Bag

[Dave Feldman]

A friend is trying to do this (to make nachos with pickled vegetables and chorizo)and is worried about whether the plastic can withstand the acidity, both from a safety and convenience point-of-view. He is used pickling in a glass jar.

My motivation for posting this is anything but altruistic. I will be one of the beneficiaries of the results! Thanks for any feedback.

[olivergail]

Personally, I shy away from using plastic bags or containers for marinating and storing foods containing acidic ingredients. Plastics do leach into foods and I would assume that the vinegar used in making pickles would have an effect.

[Hungry Celeste]

My gut says no. Why not use a glass bowl instead? You can put a plate on top if you need to submerge veggies that tend to float. PS...big pyrex bowls are dirt cheap at the big-box stores.

[toodie jane]

call the 1-800# on the box to talk with an expert at Dow. They know all the recommended applications for the bag use. They told me NOT to use them as boilng bags.

[mshpook]

did this many years ago and the bag leaked. can't be sure but i always thought it was the jalapenos that caused this. i would stick to a glass jar.

[Kelli2006]

Dave, I don't see that it would be a problem, as long as your friend cools the pickling liquid to a reasonable temperature(under 100F) before he places it in the Ziploc bag.
Personally, I would use a plastic (Rubbermaid or similar) container to store the bag in when he puts them in the refrigerator, just in case the bag leaks.

If he doesn't have a plastic container, I would strongly suggest he double-bags the pickles.