Fermenting Crock

[SheilaAnn]

I was gifted this crock the other day. I’m thinking kimchi might be my first project.

[Uncle Bob]

For a moment I thought you were going to tell another PJ story from your recent trip down here.

[Spinaker]

Nice! These are really cool.

[58limited]

Awesome! I have one, I mostly use it for sauerkraut and kimchi. So much better than store-bought!

[barelfly]

Very nice!! And those weight plates look hefty! I think I need to order one or two more to help with keeping things compact, at least for my kraut.

[Oak Smoke]

I’ve never made them but fermented pickles are very good!

[yakima]

OK young lady. Several years ago, replicated James Beard's mincemeat. Start now, it will be ready by Christmas (probably). Purchased a water sealed fermentation pot somewhere. It turned out very tasty. Patience is a virtue. Pretty fun to hear the pot belch periodically, letting fermentation gas thru the water. Had to feed it inordinate amounts of alcohol.

Ultimately, for me, kind of like sourdough. Great product, figured out how to do it, but do not consume enough to justify the effort.

I have not gotten into kimchee, so no perspective.

[smokenoob]

🐊? oh, never mind…… 😁

[FireMan]

Here’s another one I subscribed to and juss found out bout it. L I B.

[Murdy]

I plan to have a crock like that someday soon. I've done some pepper sauce ferments in mason jars, and they came out great.

[Michael_in_TX]

This looks like so much fun!

[CandySueQ]

I made kraut and pickles last year. Kraut I wasn't fond of, but the pickles are worthy. I did ferment tabasco peppers and made my own sauce, which was pretty close to the real thing. I didn't miss the tannin from oak barrel aging.

[cruiseplanner1]

I always thought about fermenting some pickles. I can them every year and everyone loves them but the natural fermentation is better for the gut so they say. And as a kid I loved them out of the barrel.

[HawkerXP]

What a crock!

[FireMan]

So if'n I mix my fermentin & learnin Spanish I can have a crock of tripas (chitlins to those in Oconomowoc) !!

[yakima]

The talk of kimchee here prompted purchase of a pint jar of product. After surviving the mildly explosive opening over the sink...not bad. Will I make it, doubtful, but never say never.