Fermenting is becoming a more popular food preservation method, and we are pleased to see this growth. Especially when you can use resources like Phickle, and Fermenting Your Vegetables to guide you on your way. Of course, as interest grows, the market fills with fun new gadgets and tools to help you perfect your home fermenting process.
The Fermenters Club put together an excellent video review of six fermenting gadgets and compared them to low tech “old school” methods for small-batch fermentation. Check out this 4-part video series to see how the different tools stacked up: Pickle Pipes, Fermenta Cap, Sterilock, Ferment’n, Kraut Source, and Air Locks.
Video 1 – Introduction to Experiment and Review Criteria
Overview of the experiment parameters as well as the review criteria used to rate the different devices.
Video 2 – Introducing the Contestants and Device Setup
Review the contestants, assemble each device, and begin to rate them on the “pre-fermentation” criteria.
Video 3 – Performance During 30-day fermentation
Measuring the batches at three points during a 30 day fermentation: day 6, day 18, and day 30
Video 4 – Post Fermentation Performance
Review value, cleanup, and final flavor, and award the winners!
Spoiler alert…we are pleased to say that Pickle Pipes (by Mason Tops) rated very high in the testing by Fermenters Club.
In addition to the Pickle Pipes, here are a few of our other favorite tools and resources for fermentation.
Books:
Find out what we’ve been fermenting lately here.
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