Fermentools (A REVIEW)

 Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew

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I have never tried fermenting anything so I was excited to receive the starter kit from Fermentools. This kit comes with everything needed to get started on fermenting veggies of all sorts. All that is needed is a Wide mouth mason jar and a ring, and the veggies of course.  

The Fermentools starter kit

The kit comes with Ancient Himalayan Salt, a glass weight, directions, airlock, rubber gasket, stainless steel lid (with a hole for the gasket and airlock), instruction guide, and a small drawstring bag for the glass weight that says Fermentools on it. All of the materials in this kit are such good quality too.

The basic instructions

The instructions are simple and helpful to quickly get started with basic instructions, pickled asparagus, and sauerkraut. There are also a lot of ideas and suggestions on the website including sourdough bread starter, legumes and nuts, kimchi, beverages, and more. Some of the ideas I've never even tried before, so I am excited to start experimenting.

A mason jar and veggies are all that is needed to get started with this kit.

My first try using this kit I decided to do sauerkraut because it's something I'm familiar with. I started by washing and weighing the cabbage so that I knew how much salt to add. Then I shredded it using a grater. After grating all that is needed is to put it in the jar with the salt and water, put the glass weight on top of the cabbage, put the gasket and the lid on the jar, add the airlock and it's ready to sit for a week. 

I never got any pictures of it sitting on my counter for a week, but I also had it covered in a towel to keep it cool and dark, as suggested in the instructions. After about 5 days it was done and I was able to take the airlock off and put it in the fridge. Unfortunately I think I made the mistake of using chlorinated water and I think my cabbage was too old, so it didn't quite come out right. I am excited to do it again though! I'm also excited to try some other things like the sourdough starter and pickling some cucumbers.

My jar of sauerkraut ready to sit for about a week.

I love preserving food. I think this has been a great way to jump into the world of fermenting, and I highly recommend it. It's so much less intimidating when you have all the pieces needed and Fermentools makes it so easy to get started. 

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