In part, this is because these pickles have only five ingredients: cucumbers, brine, garlic, dill, and grape leaves. Compared to a lot of other brands' pickles, this results in much fresher flavor ...

Chowhound ranked 12 popular brands of store-bought pickles ... Instead, the garlic, spices, and mustard seed may have overpowered the dill and caused the pickles to lose their iconic sourness.

Owner Dawn Peterson makes hundreds of jars of pickled veggies every week — everything from classic dill pickles and spicy ... chile flakes, garlic, and a cork (not kidding) so it remains tender.