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The Chill Dill – Totally Original

Aug 29th, 2026

4.0 out of 5

The Chill Dill is a standard dill chip that classifies itself as “The perfect balance of Salty, Tangy, & Sweet”. I’ll start by saying this is a delicious dill chip, but is it a perfect balance of salty, tangy & sweet? I’m going to say no. I think it might be a perfect balance of tangy and sweet, but due to the amount of salt it’s hard to say. It’s almost like there are moments when it tastes like you drank a glass of straight salt water, then the tangy and sweet show up and save the day. I don’t hate this even a little bit, but if Thanos ate one of these pickles I can assure you he would not say it’s perfectly balanced, as all things should be. These pickles, as the name somewhat indicates are found in the refrigerated section at your local pickle and food mart. (Initially I thought it was just a super chill laissez-faire pickle situation, but it turns out the chill refers to how you store them not their general attitude toward life) As a result these chill dills arguably pack some of the best crunch I’ve had in a chip. It’s glorious and I’m convinced the smiling dill pickle wearing a ninja headband on the label undoubtedly has something to do with it. Reality is often disappointing, but if you are not afraid of a little extra salt this Chill Dill can be all the crunchy delicious you want it to be.

Nevada Brining Company Handcrafted in the silver state – Deli style garlic and dill pickle

Jun 30th, 2026

4.5 out of 5

The ingredients are pretty basic on this one: cucumber, water, white vinegar, salt, dill, garlic, and spices. I had high expectations for somebody who considers themselves, a brining company and they do deliver. The ingredients are simple. The crunch is fantastic and the flavor is spot on. It’s always exciting to get more than garlic and dill or just more than dill in general. But a great pickle rarely needs much more than that other than a little spice. In my opinion, it’s wonderfully balanced and this brine dances on my pallet the way you expect anybody from the biggest little city to dance. Did you know that Nevada is called the Silver state because in 1859 the largest silver deposit in history was found right there in Nevada. It might have even been near Sparks Nevada, where the Nevada brining company was handcrafting some of the finest deli style pickles in all of the silver state. It’s really everything you’ve ever wanted out of a deli pickle. And I don’t consider my self a betting man, but I’ll bet you’ll feel the same way if you try them too!

Hathaway’s Handpicked Harvest – Spicy Garlic Pickle Spears – Take 2??

Feb 14th, 2026

2.9 out of 5

This label looked like its seen better days, and i’m pretty sure those days were somewhere in 1993. The printing is so bad that it’s actually hard to make out the ingredients. I can tell that there are cucumbers and apple cider vinegar, which makes sense because I do like cucumbers and apple cider vinegar, both of which seem like normal ingredients for a pickle, although you don’t taste apple cider vinegar as much as you would think. There’s a lot to unpack in this jar. The pickles are very awkwardly cut and are in fact spears, but some of them resemble a form of spear I’ve never seen based on how they’re cut. Some sort of rectangular spear that is clearly not from this world. There is literally zero crunch yet somehow they’re not soggy. You just bite through it and chew it and you never find a crunch. It’s not enjoyable in my mouth. The flavor says spicy, but I’m not really getting any spice and if there is something spicy, there’s no way I can read it on the awful label, but the brine does have a really nice taste when you take a sip. After a bit of digging into what the hell Hathaway harvest is, it turns out that it’s a farm somewhere in Vermont. And they’re known for their world, famous corn maze. I’ve gotta say if this was a crunchy pickle I might love it but right now it’s just not a pickle that I would buy again. I get great flavor from everything going on in there, but the mouse feel makes me hate it even though I like how it tastes. I feel like whoever is in charge of cutting up these pickles, probably got lost in the corn maze because I’ve never in my life seen a rectangular shaped spear. Or maybe they come from a dystopian future where all pickle spears are rectangular and the center of the corn maze is a portal between our future and the pickle’s past, and the only thing that can make the journey through time is a rectangular pickle spear…. either way, It doesn’t make any sense. It’s not crunchy. There’s too much of the inner cucumber exposed and I don’t like the way this makes me feel. I feel lost in my own emotional corn maze right now. Maybe this is the beginning of the future the rectangular pickle spear comes from?

This is the 2nd time i’ve reviewed this pickle and I did not remember that I did it the first time. To my surprise this rating was a 2.9 compared to the original 3.0 which tells me if i’m nothing else, I am consistent.

Here is the original review.

Hathaway’s Handpicked Harvest – Spicy Garlic Pickle Spears

McClure’s Sweet and Hot Chips

Dec 17th, 2025

4.9 out of 5

These chips are just the right thickness and just the right amount of crunch. The balance of sweetness and heat is on point. It’s not overly sweet at all, and the heat is just enough to make mouth crave another bite of sweetness. The jar is huge and you’ll feel like these pickle will never end. (Although they now make smaller jars as well) But you’ll soon find out that you will plow through this never-ending jar of goodness at an alarming speed. It’s that good. A good tip would be to try and avoid eating any salt or pickles for at least a week, because once you crack open that towering jar of goodness you’ll likely reach your weekly sodium intake by the time you put the lid back on the jar. It’s without question my favorite sweet pickle and arguably a top pick for best overall.

The Real Dill – Caraway Garlic Dills

Oct 29th, 2025

4.3 out of 5

The label tells you there is a mountain of flavor inside this jar of 100% made from scratch in Denver pickle spears. They aren’t wrong. Aside from the pickles themselves there is a ton of shit in this jar. It’s like someone weeded their garden and decided to just throw the weeds into the jar for flavor. I’m not sure what the hell kind of garden they have, but by golly it worked. The caraway gives this otherwise very well done dill pickle a wonderful bittersweet undertone that carries this to the next level. It says “smooth & toasty notes coast to a tangy finish”. I mean it’s a bit of a stretch, but sure, I’ll buy it. The spear has a fantastical crunch and overall this whole thing is a slam dunk. They appear to be either small batch or clever labeling because the top of the jar has a paper seal with a batch # on it. Mine says Batch #863…. Makes me wonder what batch #007 tastes like. I bet it tastes like someone took a masculine, suave, sophisticated pickle, gave it a British accent and put that single pickle in a jar filed with shaken not stirred vodka and a Walther ppk. I bet when you open the jar it greets you by saying “Dill.. Real Dill. ”

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The Chill Dill – Totally Original

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Nevada Brining Company Handcrafted in the silver state – Deli style garlic and dill pickle

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Hathaway’s Handpicked Harvest – Spicy Garlic Pickle Spears – Take 2??

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McClure’s Sweet and Hot Chips

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The Real Dill – Caraway Garlic Dills

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