Beech_cricker Member Username: Beech_cricker
Post Number: 47 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 4:44 pm: | |
Inspired by 9936sussex's post at my Maury's Bar thread, I thought I would see if I could get my hands on some Topor's. I thought the Merchant of Vino would have them but no deal. I actually sought out the Topor's plant this afternoon and found it in the shadows of the MCS. It is a large, classic old brick industrial building. Their small delivery truck and a few vehicles were adjacent but all within a stockade-like fence. With that fence and the neighborhood (ugh), it didn't look like it was the type of place one would just wander in and inquire.--Jeff |
Gene Member Username: Gene
Post Number: 186 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 4:52 pm: | |
Krogers and Meijers have them. |
Beech_cricker Member Username: Beech_cricker
Post Number: 48 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:07 pm: | |
My Meijers does not. Figures. |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 3476 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:09 pm: | |
My ex-girlfriend was crazy about Topor's. I wonder if she got them at Polish Market? |
Gene Member Username: Gene
Post Number: 187 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:11 pm: | |
Try the Meijers at 12 mile and Mound or 13 and Little Mack. They have them in the cooler by the lunch meats. |
Pgn421 Member Username: Pgn421
Post Number: 983 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:25 pm: | |
Kay foods in the eastern market has topors |
Fishtoes2000 Member Username: Fishtoes2000
Post Number: 707 Registered: 06-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 5:29 pm: | |
Holiday Market in Royal Oak. |
Beech_cricker Member Username: Beech_cricker
Post Number: 49 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 7:35 pm: | |
Gene, at our nearby Meijers I only looked on the room temperature shelf with all the other pickle brands. I didn't think to look in the coolers. I'll do that next trip. All, thank you for your replies. |
Homer Member Username: Homer
Post Number: 394 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 7:39 pm: | |
If you had the cajones to drive all the way to Topor's front door from wherever, you should/could have stepped out. We don't eat outsiders down here in the Corktown/Mexicantown area. Or you could have followed a delivery truck to a percieved safe area. |
Softailrider Member Username: Softailrider
Post Number: 271 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 7:41 pm: | |
Topor's pickles ( all the different varieties ) are always in the cooler , never on the shelves. |
Alfie1a Member Username: Alfie1a
Post Number: 156 Registered: 10-2007
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 7:55 pm: | |
yummy |
Beech_cricker Member Username: Beech_cricker
Post Number: 51 Registered: 10-2008
| Posted on Monday, February 09, 2009 - 9:28 pm: | |
Homer, having practically lived at Tiger Stadium this summer the area doesn't scare me. It just looked like the plant wasn't shall I say set up for passers by?--Jeff (Message edited by Beech_cricker on February 09, 2009) |
Ypsi_len Member Username: Ypsi_len
Post Number: 2 Registered: 01-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 3:42 pm: | |
You can get them all the way out in Ann Arbor at the Arborland Hiller's. Seems possible other Hiller's might have them too. Always in the cooler. |
Rrl Member Username: Rrl
Post Number: 621 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 4:22 pm: | |
If you're eastside Village Market on Mack Ave in GPF has them as well. |
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk
Post Number: 447 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 4:37 pm: | |
Meijer at 12 and mound has them as well as produce palace on 12 and dequindre. Better yet are Topors yellow peppers which I cannot find since Honeybee quit carrying them. Those are a tougher find.any suggestions on those? Does the Topor factory have a store? |
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd
Post Number: 3495 Registered: 07-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 4:39 pm: | |
I don't think they can put cold-pack pickles on a shelf. I'm pretty sure only hot-packs can keep at room temp. |
Bobzilla Member Username: Bobzilla
Post Number: 62 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 9:55 am: | |
A friend of mine just started working for Topor's this week as a pickle-delivery-person. I talked to him yesterday. Hiller's Markets sells them, so he delivers cases and cases to Hiller's. And lots of delicatessens purchase them in big buckets or in bigger drums that weigh a ton. |
9936sussex Member Username: 9936sussex
Post Number: 214 Registered: 10-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 12:06 pm: | |
Hiller's carries them (5 mile and Haggerty). They're in the refrigerated coolers by the cheese. Yum! I'm just finishing up a jar! |
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine
Post Number: 1715 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 16, 2009 - 7:23 pm: | |
i never heard of them before this thread so when at meijer today i picked up a jar, quick question for those familiar, is the brine usually cloudy? they all looked the same, but compared to every other jar of pickles i've bought, its kind of strange |
Rrl Member Username: Rrl
Post Number: 624 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 8:57 am: | |
Yes, the brine is normally cloudy. The 'bits' will usually settle out after a while. The other thing I've noticed about Topors is they do have a shelf life. If you keep them any longer than about a month, they start to go bad; I can't say if this is fermentation or what, but they start to get a real sharp zing. I don't know if this is typical of all cold-pack pickles, but eat 'em up quick. |
Norwalk Member Username: Norwalk
Post Number: 449 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 9:02 am: | |
Yes the cloudy brine is OK. I buy "Cucmbers in Brine" here in Hamtramck and they too are in a cloudy brine. Yum!! |