Fried pickles and dip.

Your Liquor Cabinet Holds The Key To Crispier Fried Pickles

NEWS

By SARA DONNELLAN

A plate of fried pickles.
If you've struggled with getting your fried pickles adequately crispy, you're not alone. The good news is that help is waiting just inside your liquor cabinet in the form of vodka.
A bottle of vodka on a table.
The clear spirit will give your fried pickles the perfect crispy texture because it evaporates more quickly than water. This allows the batter to dry out faster.
A vodka bottle and shot glasses.
Vodka also has gluten which makes for a thicker, chewier result rather than the light, airy, and crispy one you'll get when you curb the gluten formation with alcohol.