While store-bought pickles are great, it's super easy (and even more delicious) to make your own pickles at home. All you ...

More often than not dill pickles ... into 3–4 slices lengthwise, then cut the lengths in half on the diagonal so you end up with spear-shaped pieces about 6–7cm/2½–2¾in long.

This crisp, sweet cucumber pickle picked up its nickname ‘bread ... by running a teaspoon down the length of each cucumber half. Slice the cucumber halves into 4–5mm/¼in pieces.