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Remember when we all just used old pickle jars for our ferments?
Back in 2015, my whole setup was a bunch of washed out jars with the lids just sitting on top, not even screwed down. I lost more than a few batches to mold that way. Then about three years ago I finally bought a set of those glass weights and proper airlock lids. The difference was huge, my sauerkraut stopped going bad. Now I wouldn't go back to the old way for anything. Anyone else still using the jar lid method, or did you all switch over too?
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scott.ryan5mo ago
My grandma still uses old jars with the lids flipped. I mean, it works for her but I had the same mold problem. Feels like a lot of stuff has gotten like that, where the old way is fine until you try the new thing and realize how much easier it is.
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alicebarnes5mo ago
Oh man, my friend's pickles went fuzzy after she tried that lid trick too.
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the_cameron5mo ago
My buddy tried the old jar lid trick with his kimchi last year and it turned into a science project. He switched to weights after that and hasn't looked back.
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