Pickle buckets for Honey

[paus]

I was eating a hamburger at a local caf? the waitress asked me if I needed any buckets.  They were from pickle and other foods, so they are food grade, but I wondered if: 1, Can  the pickle odor be removed. 2.  will it flavor honey.

[gww]

I heard that the pickle buckets would taint the honey and that time and washing would not correct it.  Since hearing that I am also scared of using soy sause buckets which I have several of.  I have a guy that says he is going to get me some buckets that held fruit.  I did hear that icing buckets would be ok and maby a backery might be a place to look.  I hope there are some responces to your thread and maby those responces will confirm or deny those other buckets like the soy sause or fruit.  I am in the same boat of haveing things for free but not knowing if they can be used.  For this year, I bought a $5 bucket lid from walmart.
I don't have an aswer but would like to know.
Cheers
gww

[BeeMaster2]

Don't use the pickle buckets. To find out why, wash one as best that you can, put lid on tight and open it in a couple of days. When you do see what it smells like, pickles.
I use icing buckets from Publix. They work great. I also get ones that had mixed grains in them. Fruit buckets would probably be good.
Jim

[iddee]

Snowcone and slushee buckets work great.

[sc-bee]

Krispy Creme

[tycrnp]

So do all of these places (Publix, Snow cone, Krispy Kreme) sell these buckets?

[sc-bee]

So do all of these places (Publix, Snow cone, Krispy Kreme) sell these buckets?

Some sell for a buck -- some give them away-- some say they have to throw them away--some give you a blank stare 

[BeeMaster2]

I have received about 30-3 gallon buckets from publix. Sometimes they say they have to recycle them.
Jim

[tycrnp]

I got a couple of buckets from Publix today. She was very nice and is going to save them for me!

[paus]

This has been hashed before.  Here  is info that may be helpful Look on the bottom of the bucket if there are molded numbers from 1-5 the bucket is safe, the lower the better.  I have used pickle buckets after I stored cooking oil for oil pans in DSBB.. After a through washing NO SMELL, I know a bee has a better smeller than I do, but they did not mind feed honey from this bucket.  Also look for a knife and fork, it is OK.

[Ben Framed]

This has been hashed before.  Here  is info that may be helpful Look on the bottom of the bucket if there are molded numbers from 1-5 the bucket is safe, the lower the better.  I have used pickle buckets after I stored cooking oil for oil pans in DSBB.. After a through washing NO SMELL, I know a bee has a better smeller than I do, but they did not mind feed honey from this bucket.  Also look for a knife and fork, it is OK.

My local bakery  saves icing buckets for me which would otherwise be discarded. Easy clean and definitely food grade.
Phillip

[van from Arkansas]

Molded buckets 1-5, the lower the better???? Paus could you elaborate, or explain.

All I know on plastics is on food grade honey plastic containers is to look for the molded triangle on the bottom.  Means food safe plastic.

Van

[The15thMember]

We just had a Publix built within driving distance of us. I am totally going to have to try getting buckets from them!  Food grade honey buckets are so expensive.

[Beelab]

I was told to not even consider glass jars that had pickles in them for honey packing.

[BeeMaster2]

Beelab,
It does take a while before the pickle smell goes away. Eventually it does. Try dishwashering them a few times and see if they come clean.
Jim Altmiller

[Michael Bush]

There are a lot of uses for pickle buckets.  Just don't put honey in them...