Sauerkraut (Home Made)
I let the kimchi ferment one day longer than the suggested 3 days. This was a very good experiment. I opened the jar and it smelled just like store bought. I removed the Foodsaver bag filled with water I used as a weight. I pealed back the top layer of cabbage leaves and found the Kimchi I chopped up and scooped some out and put it in a bowl. then the taste test..... SUCCESS, I made some quality kimchi !!! its a little hotter than what i am used to but after the initial burn its free wheelin The wife gave it a rating of "Delicous" but hot. I will definately do this again
Heres a picture showing how much liquid was pulled from the Kimchi
And the Bowl of kimchi
Heres a picture showing how much liquid was pulled from the Kimchi
And the Bowl of kimchi
Cabonaia,
I purchased the jar with lid at Wal-marty for $5 and drilled the lid myself. I purchased the "S air lock at a place called "beer essentials" in Lakewood washington for $2.
Normally a person would use a Crock I suppose to make kraut and kimchi but there in the $100 range now a days. When using a jar with a sealed lid I suppose a airlock keeps the sealed jar from Imploding from the CO2 gasses produced from fermentation and lets the gases out and keeps oxygen from entering the fermentation jar which the bad bacteria loves and needs to reproduce its ugly family.
This is just my opinion and bares no scientific value, just what I picked up on reading the terrific book by Stan and Adam Marianski.
I purchased the jar with lid at Wal-marty for $5 and drilled the lid myself. I purchased the "S air lock at a place called "beer essentials" in Lakewood washington for $2.
Normally a person would use a Crock I suppose to make kraut and kimchi but there in the $100 range now a days. When using a jar with a sealed lid I suppose a airlock keeps the sealed jar from Imploding from the CO2 gasses produced from fermentation and lets the gases out and keeps oxygen from entering the fermentation jar which the bad bacteria loves and needs to reproduce its ugly family.
This is just my opinion and bares no scientific value, just what I picked up on reading the terrific book by Stan and Adam Marianski.
Thanks for your speedy reply. Yeah, I've looked at those brown crocks - lovely, but not in my price range. I've got some stoneware crocks that have work fine for me for years, but this airlock thingy appeals to me in a Science Fair sort of way. So thanks for the info. Gonna give this $2 gizmo a try.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
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I may eventually 'go big' and get one of those lovely brown crocks. They do cost plenty, but from what I can gather, they are quite efficient and darn near impossible to screw up a batch. Only need to keep some liquid in the 'sealer' trough around the lid. No light, no air, gasses get out.
My wife likes the Polish models (defending her heritage ), but I find these Harsch crocks very interesting.
In the meantime, I'm content with the large gallon glass jars I got online for about $4.00 a piece.
Kevin
My wife likes the Polish models (defending her heritage ), but I find these Harsch crocks very interesting.
In the meantime, I'm content with the large gallon glass jars I got online for about $4.00 a piece.
Kevin
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I have both a Harsch Gairtopf (German) and a Boleslawiec (Polish) fermentation crock.
They are not without issues, price being the most obvious, they're also quite bulky and the stones can be a bit of a nuisance because they must be kept very clean and sanitized or there will be a problem with unwanted yeast, molds and the like.
My favorite fermentation vessels are 1/2 gallon mason jars.
Bob
They are not without issues, price being the most obvious, they're also quite bulky and the stones can be a bit of a nuisance because they must be kept very clean and sanitized or there will be a problem with unwanted yeast, molds and the like.
My favorite fermentation vessels are 1/2 gallon mason jars.
Bob
Godspeed!
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Good info to know, Bob.Baconologist wrote:Brew sanitizer does work great on the crock itself, but the stone weights are porous so they need to be heat treated.
Bob
thanks for sharing your experiences with the crocks.
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SauerKraut Slicers are on sale at cabelas Click here
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I saw that great price at Cabelas and almost pulled the plug, but the tepid reviews of this model on Amazon made me pause ("...poor design," "...lack of durability," "...very poor quality,""...flimsy""cheaply made in China""dull blades..."). In Marianski's book, the woman in the photographs shredding cabbage looks to be using either this or a model very similar, so obviously it does the job.
The one made by The Sausage Maker (TSM), made in the USA, got favorable reviews, is made of stainless (with plastic sliding carriage), and the blades are adjustable for varying the thickness. Best price I found here: http://www.wisementrading.com/cooking/s ... ndolin.htm
...but it's still 3x the cost of the one at Cabela's.
Kevin
The one made by The Sausage Maker (TSM), made in the USA, got favorable reviews, is made of stainless (with plastic sliding carriage), and the blades are adjustable for varying the thickness. Best price I found here: http://www.wisementrading.com/cooking/s ... ndolin.htm
...but it's still 3x the cost of the one at Cabela's.
Kevin
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