Calcium Chloride - 100g (Dihydrate Flakes)

This arrived really quickly and it was packed suitably. I actually mis-read the item name (whoops!) and was going to use this for a science experiment at home. It didn't work for that, but I've since read it can be used for cheese-making and preservation of foodstuffs (as in pickling).

I read the list of ingredients for Ball's Pickle Crisp and found it is just pure calcium chloride so, as I couldn't see any difference aside from packaging, I decided to try this instead. The result was perfect, crisp garlic dill pickles, using the same recipe I've used before with a much less satisfactory outcome. No discernible taste. And as you use just one-eighth teaspoon per jar, it's not only very cheap - there's enough in this small packet o keep me going for years. A revolution.

It's ok

I got this to dilute and use for cheese making. It states it is food grade (I hope it is!). It's much much cheaper than the diluted "cheese specific" calcium chloride products out there.For anyone else who's curious, just fill a small jar with mineral water (around 400ml) and empty the whole packet in until crystals start to form at the bottom (this means the water is saturated). This is your solution to use where the calcium chloride is called for.

Great