Unjaring the Legend: Garner's gets theaardvark Treatment

¡Ahoy hoy, Pickle Fam!

In the relentless, ADHD-fuelled quest for the perfect pickled onion, some names are whispered with a certain reverence. One such name is Garner's. Since this whole ridiculous video series began, a full 50% of my regular audience (that's two people, for those keeping score—neither of whom is a Mrs Trellis from North Wales) have demanded I try them. Who am I to deny the will of the people?

So, armed with my trusty, insurance-voiding camera mount and a pickle fork, I ventured outside for reasons that seemed brilliant for about 30 seconds. The mission: to finally unjar and give my first impressions on the legendary Garner's Original Pickled Onions and their spiced-up cousins, the Pickled Shallots.

After waiting for fully 15 minutes because I could hear a neighbour in their garden and I felt a bit foolish, I realised the importance of what I was doing, and, as it appears I say a lot now, "cracked on".

Now, for a bit of industry intrigue. Garner's Pickled Onions are actually made by Baxters, who bought the brand in 2001. This is the same Baxters whose own brand of silverskin onions I previously reviewed and gave a profoundly adequate 3 out of 5 rating (for the sweet ones—the standard ones got just 2 out of 5).

Does this mean Garner's is just a premium-priced version of an average onion, or is there something more to them?

This video is the initial probe—the first taste test to see if they possess that all-important crunch and the glorious, mouth-filling tang that separates a true pickled champion from the beige, forgettable Vauxhall Vivas of the onion world.

Will they live up to the hype? Or is it all just clever marketing? There's only one way to find out.

Stay tuned for the full, in-depth review where I'll render my final verdict. Watch how you go.

¹Still paranoid that the correct use of the em-dash makes this look like AI-generated tosh.