This process should only take about 30 minutes for preparation.
Ceramic fermenting crock recipes.
They are ideal for making large batches of pickles and range in size from half a gallon to massive 5 gallons.
We ferment in it all the time sauerkraut video demo and recipe here pickles kimchi and more i highly recommend it.
To prepare fresh vegetables for lactic preservation always wash in plenty of running water remove non edible parts such as stems and seeds and peel or trim as desired.
My kitchen currently resembles the laboratory of a mad scientist.
More about the 1 gallon stoneware crock.
There s my sourdough starter bubbling away by the oven a container of continuous brew kombucha doing it s thing on the island and a 2 gallon crock of sauerkraut fermenting away in the corner.
Traditional fermentation crocks are typically ceramic and dark brown though these days more vibrant colors are also available.
Recipe salt pickles enjoy the following recipe for making preserved vegetables in your ohio stoneware crock.
Advantages of using crocks for sauerkraut fermentation.
Hands down it s one of my favorite kitchen tools.
I used the 1 gallon stoneware crock kit from ohio stoneware in this demo.
The ceramic fermentation crock goes one step further than a simple jar setup but having a u shaped water holding groove in which the lid sits.