New Fermenting Tools
We’ve continued to add to our fermenting supplies products, and are really excited to bring in more products to round out this category. We recently added some new fermenting gadgets and we never got the chance to properly introduce these new tools.
As we expand our fermenting knowledge, we’ve been using these new tools quite a bit. We are mainly inspired by Amanda Feifer author of Ferment Your Vegetables. Lately we’ve tried our hand at Curried Cauliflower Pickles, Winter Herb Kvass, Radish and Onion Pickles, Simple Sauerkraut. We hope you’ll find these ferment tools to be as helpful as we have!
Pickle Pipe
The Pickle Pipe by Mason Tops is a one-piece, self-sealing, silicone and waterless airlock. When fermenting vegetables, it is important that carbon dioxide is allowed to escape (or else the jar can explode) and that oxygen is not allowed to enter (or else your food will spoil with mold).
The Pickle Pipe maintains the perfect, maintenance-free fermentation environment without the need to ‘burp’ your jars every day, or monitor the water levels of traditional airlocks. The Pickle Pipe will allow you to “set and forget” your ferments without the daily maintenance of other airlock solutions.
The low profile design allows you to store your ferments in tight spaces, and when finished, simply pop them in the dishwasher for years of use. The Pickle Pipes come packaged as a set of 3. They fit all wide mouth Mason jars and are BPA free.
Pickle Packer
The Pickle Packer has been specifically designed for small-batch fermentation of sauerkraut and other veggies in both wide mouth and regular mouth mason jars.
The unique design allows both ends to be used for packing vegetables for your ferments. This allows the Pickle Packer to be used in a wide variety of fermenting jars and containers.
Pickle Packers are made from all natural untreated Acacia wood and finished with a food-safe mineral oil to seal and protect.
Pickle Pebbles
Pickle Pebbles have been specifically designed for use with fermentation and take the guess work out of your lacto ferments by ensuring your veggies stay below the surface of the brine thereby eliminating exposure to oxygen (which is the main cause of failure when using lacto fermenting methods).
While a single Pickle Pebble is often enough to keep veggies below the brine, they can also be stacked to provide extra weight. Pickle Pebbles are made of non-iridized soda glass which guarantees that no other substances leach into your ferment. Pickle Pebbles are sold in a pack of four.
These new ferment tools join the rest of our ferment line-up including, Amanda’s book, Ferment Your Vegetables, 3-Piece Econo Airlock and Rubber Stoppers, our reCap Widemouth Pour Caps and our iLID Storage Lids, and much more.
To learn more about these ferment tools, and the impact they have on your ferments, watch this 4-part video series from the Fermenters Club in which they evaluate a variety of fermentation tools.
BUILD YOUR OWN FERMENTATION KIT
If you need some guidance on getting started, we’d suggest building your own fermentation starter kit with the items below. Or you can buy a pre-packaged kit here. 
- A copy of Amanda’s book Ferment Your Vegetables
- 1 case of Widemouth Orchard Road Quart Jars
- 1 pack of Pickle Pipes
- 1 Pickle Packer
- 1 pack of Pickle Pebbles
- 3 iLID Storage Lids- Wide Mouth
- 3 Wide Mouth rings
Would love to try fermenting!
Kraut!
I love sauerkraut and fermented pickles but would love to try making a kimchi and a ginger tonic.
have never done this before so i guess this giveaway would be helpful in getting started!
Using different vinegars is what makes my pickling fun
Lots of good stuff!
pickles and kraut, but want to try dilly beans and honey garlic and fire tonic
My favorite ferments are kraut, pickles, kimchi, sourdough, and Kombucha.
I love fermenting sauerkraut and kimchi
Definitely kraut. I make mine with caraway seeds and juniper berries (a la Alton Brown)
Would love to get this Kit and Start fermenting.
Kimchi and pickles are my favorites to ferment!
I am new to fermenting. So far I have only fermented some sauerkraut, so that is my favorite!!
Love making fermented pepper mash (and then making hot sauce from that!). Also love making fermented bread starter (sourdough), yogurt, you name it! Half-sour Pickle fanatic. Pickle juice popsicle anyone?? Better than gatorade!
I am new to fermenting, only having made sauerkraut. My next task will be kimchi!
Right now I have 2 types of pickled beets and a Persian pickled turnip in my refrigerator. My supplies are limited to a few jars and my imagination. I am day dreaming right now on what I can create with the proper fermenting tools. I would over the moon if I won this giveaway. Pick me!
Have not delved into fermenting yet…but looking forward to trying the curried cauliflower you mentioned!
I’m looking forward to trying fermenting this year – even picked up a crock last summer to give it a go!
Kombucha!!!!
The only thing I’ve tried fermenting is sweet gherkins. Thanks for the giveaway!
Sauerkraut and pickles
My favorite thing to ferment is pickles ! Omg i have ALWAYS loved pickles and love them !!
I’ve got to try fermenting!!
Kraut and kimchi.
Never fermented before !
I’m still pretty new to fermenting but I’ve enjoyed ginger carrots and kimchi so far! Excited to keep trying new things!!!
I ferment sauerkraut and pickles. I have been looking for some of the items you are showing for this giveaway! And the book! Oh my….sure want to try new things…..
My favorite things to ferment are pickles and vinegar.
My wife and I have been looking into fermenting the last few months. Would love to try
making kimchi, kefir, tempeh, and of course sourkraut.
All of them. In it to WIN it! Thank You!!!!!
I am also new to fermenting, I have made ginger beer and I am trying kimchi.
Sweet. wanted one of these for a while now!
Would like to learn more about fermenting. have only done pickles.
Kimchi!
would love to try fermenting
Sauerkraut is a favorite of mine; my dr. told me to eat more of it, but not the canned kind
I love all fermented food, pickles, sauerkraut, Kombucha, etc. I always have two or things fermenting.
I would love to try fermenting.
I’ve never fermented myself, but we eat tons of commercial sauerkraut and I’d love to try making it 🙂
I make pickles and want to make kraut.
I would like to get started on fermenting.
we love fermenting salsa – and i try to put up a jar of meyer lemons each year as well.
Sauerkraut and pickles are m favorites.
Oh my, I would so love this! Just beginning to learn about fermenting. Want to add to my preserver skills.
By far, my favorite ferment is sauerkraut!!
pickles and beets
I would love to experiment with making new kinds of pickles!
I just made pickled watermelon radishes – they are a little stinky but taste delicious
I like kimchi and kombucha
Love to get started in our new home!! LOVE pickles and sauerkraut!
My favorite ferments are anything spicy! I’ve currently got a spicy kraut and some garlic jalapenos going. I also just finished some REALLY spicy kimchi :).
I’ve just started a new company, Aunt Bee’s Kitchen, teaching home food preservation in northern California and would love to have the items in this giveaway to share with my students.
Favorite ferments are kraut and kimchi.
We love making caraway kraut, fermented ketchup, fermented mustard, milk kefir, water kefir, radishes, cortido, kimshi, cherries, carrots, cauliflower, tomatoes, LOTS AND LOTS of things. 😀
Fermented garlic, kefir and kombucha are my faves.
I am a mad kombucha brewer an kimchi fanatic!
2 words: Kim Chee
I LOVE the pickle pipes lid!! I can’t wait to get started fermenting this season.
My family loves sauerkraut. The pickle pipe is exciting, I can’t wait to try it.
So far I’ve only made yogurt & kefir. Can’t wait to win a fermenting kit!
Thanks!
I’ve never thought to ferment kraut in individual jars instead of a crock!
Beetkraut is my favorite. I like sauerkraut with carrots and apples too.
excited to start!
You guys are the best to have these generous giveaways!
We love kimchi; I haven’t made in a batch in ages though. Definitely time to do that again!
Not that it’s a vegetable ferment but I am obsessed with kombucha! I’m also a big fan of sauerkraut (only ever homemade though, store bought is gross) and we’ve been experimenting with fermenting beets and carrots.
I do sauerkraut in jars and it always come out great. Doing kraut in small batches (mason jars) vs large crock pots (my parents used crock pots) allows me to continue the tradition. I’m now ready to move on to other veggies.
I love making kimchi!
I tried squash pickles for the first time last summer – pretty tasty.
Love Cauliflower , pickles and Yellow beans
Gosh, nothing beats a good can of sweet and sour cabbage! That or plain cucumber pickles…
We have enjoyed sauerkraut and pickles and mixed vegetables that Ihave fermented. I have just pickled 2 lbs. of jalapenos, cut in long strips instead of little circles so that they will stay on a panini better. Can I ferment jalapenos? I’d like to try!
Hello Barbara, Great idea on the manner of slicing! I’ll have to refer you to Amanda over at Phickle. She does share some recipes that involve hot peppers, but usually in the form of a salsa or sauce. One of the great things about fermenting is that you’ve got so many options! Here’s the link to her blog : http://phickle.com/
The pickle pebbles seem like a great solution as jar ready weights.
Pickles are the only thing I’ve attempted. No one in the house really cares for sauerkraut.
I am new to fermenting and am still experimenting with krauts and loving it !
kimchi rocks
I like Kombucha & Kimchee
Never done it before so no favorite but would like to try.
This is so awesome.
Dill pickles, sauerkraut & more dill pickles but kimchi too
What a great giveaway! Thank you. I hope I win this one. It would come in handy for pickles and other goodies!
What a fabulous way for someone new, like me, to get started! Thank you so much for the wonderful information and for a chance to win! Blessings! Robyn
pickles (sweet and dill) and kraut
It’s difficult to name just one favorite ferment, but I’d have to pick sauerkraut.
I’ve been experimenting with kombucha lately
First timer here!! But, I sure do love pickles and Kraut! I am learning so much I cannot wait to get started, this would be an awesome way to start with this win!! Good luck everyone!
Have Grandma’s old crock for pickles,etc., would love to try my hand at fermenting.
I have only fermented sauerkraut and would love to learn how to do pickles and other foods. Thanks for having the giveaway!
I’ve never fermented, but would love to try! Also, tried to pin it, but said the pin wasn’t valid?
Hi Laura, You can try pinning any of the images. It doesn’t have to be the one attached to the widget. Good luck!
I have often thought I would like to make fermented pickles but wasn’t real comfortable about trying that recipe My friend recently made yogurt and said it was really good so I am going to really think seriously about trying my hand at fermenting this year.
I miss the kosher dills that I grew up on… so I make my own!!
Kombucha
Pickles
kombucha, pickles, carrots, beets! The list goes on and on
Carrots, beets, and cabbage
I love to make kraut.
would love this love fermenting
I’ve never fermented before, but would like to start this year.
Haven’t fermented before (outside of beer!) but would love to start
would love to learn more about fermenting!
I have never tried fermenting, but I am very excited to be reading about it and give it a try! I know how good fermented food is for us, and am wanting to eat healthier. This would be great!!
This would be a great kit! I am looking into fermenting in smaller batches. This is perfect!
Those pickle pipes look awesome. My favorite ferment is a toss up between MK and kimchi.
Garlic Dill and Sweet Dill cucumbers! Well and of course Sauer Kraut
I would love to try this
Would love this!
I love, love, love kimchi. I could eat it every day, for every meal!
I started with pickles…now to try something new.
I love sauerkraut, beet kvass, and gingered carrots (oh, and kombucha)
Love to try fermenting on our organic non-gmo farm!!!!
I’d love to try fermenting kohlrabi.
Pickles!
I would Soooooo love to win this! Thank you for the chance!
I have been drooling over recipes for Kim Che French Fries, and this package would help make those dreams come true!
I love fermented pickles! But, I am excited to try fermenting other vegetables too.
I made sauerkraut it was great. Now I want to make more!
Kraut
I’m addicted to homemade sauerkraut!
Sauerkraut is my favorite.
I make sauerkraut and pickles, but would like to learn more.
Love fermenting pickles and chow-chow!
My favorite fermented veg is kraut. Love it, and would love to learn to make it myself.
Never done this before, but would love to add this to my preserving!
I love beet apple cabbage fermented slaw… Yum!!!
I like sauerkraut best.
So far my favorite ferments are ones that I’ve purchased… I’m working up the nerve to try my own!!
I love pickles and sauerkraut but have never made them myself. I would love to learn
Oh, the Pickle Packer! Last time I made sauerkraut in a wide mouth jar I tamped it down with a stone pestle. It was kind of short…..The Pickle Pipe looks brilliant!
Love fermenting pickles – would like to try other items!
Would love to try it!
Polish dill pickles…..
I haven’t tried fermenting yet, but would love to try sauerkraut and pickles!
I love fresh sour kraut and my next project is fermented salsa as we eat a lot of salsa!
My daughters love my lacto-fermented pickles!
Can’t wait to try fermenting. 🙂
I took a class back about 20012 and have been hooked for life
Kraut and Kimchi…yum!
Love red beets and sauerkraut!
kraut
would love to make kraut
I am just getting started fermenting. I am super excited my first fermentation will be done today! 🙂
I love Sauerkraut and Kimchi.
My favorite ferments are water kefir and sauerkraut.
I would love to make my own pickled Daikon!
I love kraut and kimchi
I’d love to add some of these helpful gadgets to my collection for fermenting vegetables!
kimchi and jalapenos are my favorite
Thanks for the giveaway. Love pickles!!
New to fermenting, but want to ferment vegetables! Farmer’s Markets are opening soon!!!
Pickles I guess
We love our saurkraut and dairy Kefir.
Would love to win
I love kraut and would love to have the right tools to make it!
I love to make dilly beans
PICKLES <3
So cool
looking forward to making kimchi, sour pickles and dilly beans. Thanks for the chance.
Sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha…
I’ve pickled cucumbers, relishes, and my own cider vinegar. My favorite ferment so far is the relish.
My favorite homemade ferment (so far) is kimchi!
I love sauerkraut!
I enjoy making my own sauerkraut! I would like to try making kombucha and kimchi as well but haven’t yet had the chance.
I really enjoy Kimchee, Kombucha, and Kvass-Thank you!
I am new to canning, just moved to Georgia.. My daughter’s sil has been canning for years and has tried fermenting pickles, veggies that she grows in her garden. She lives off the land, doesn’t buy any processed food. I know I feel a lot better, eat a lot better, and I am learning stuff I did not know. Its all cool.
Kraut
My favorite fermented food is kimchi.
My mother and grandmother made dill pickles when I was a kid and I would love to try to make them. I just wish I had learned when they were still with me but I know they would be happy to see me get into this hobby.
Kombucha, cider, and pickle
Vegetables, pickles. Cabbage in many of its variations, some I like better than others.
Coconut Milk Kefir, Coconut Water Kefir and pickles.
Pickles and kimchi!
I’m very interested in learning more about pickling and its benefits.
I love sauerkraut on everything!
Want to learn to make kimchi!
Love cabbage cukes, carrots, onions, peppers, you name it.
My favorite ferments are sauerkraut, kefir, pickled cucumber, yogurt, cider and fermented milk products. Thanks for the fantastic opportunity to win!
pickles and kraut
This looks like a good class to give to my community. I am the only one here that teaches on a regular basis. Looking forward to offering this to the Las Vegas valley.
Cherie’ Thibodeau
Canning CajunStyle