I know lots of people use orange Homer buckets for brining, but they're not made of food safe plastic, they don't include a lid, and they cost about $3.If you live near a Firehouse Subs restaurant, you can buy one of their used pickle buckets in stylish red with white lid for a donation of only $2, which helps support public safety programs and life-saving equipment And we've got instructions on how to remove the pickle smell: http://virtualweberbullet.com/plastics.html#odors