Made 1/4 of the recipe, wanted to try first. Super easy and delicious. You can use pre sliced pickles if you want. Hubster approved! I liked them too, and I’m not a big pickles fan. Love the heat and put in more hot sauce to zip them up. Actually put the pickles and juice back in the same jar. It fit fine. I’ll make a bigger batch for the next cook out. Try this you won’t be disappointed!