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Your cart is empty.Crock Weight Set Lead-free, food safe Stoneware weight set rests on top of food inside crock to create pressure needed for proper fermentation. 2 semi-circle stones per set.
mary holman
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2025
Love this product!Made sauerkraut for the first time this past fall and these weights worked amazingly. I didn't have to add anything else to the bucket to insure good brine coverage and they were easy to clean afterwards. 100% recommend to anyone who does or is wanting to start fermenting!
Rosa
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
This product is GREAT! I have been buying for a long time, BUT since this year 2024 it seems like they have changed the way the stones are wrapped and we always get the BROKEN! Its a shame beacuse we love them.
Tina
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
I am disappointed in how I received these and now being told I can't return . These are to be used on food and are not cheap and are not useful because of being broken during poor packing to be shipped.
keith johnson
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
The product was up to the usual high standards and I am very happy with my purchase. Did refrigerated crock dill pickles.
Corndog
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2024
First one came broken, 2nd one did the trick. Not sure why they don’t put packaging in between the 2 pieces. Seems logical to me to do. Works well and is keeping my kimchi submerged!
AnneMarieDee
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2023
Great product at a great price.
D. Gekle
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
We bought these Crock Stoneware weights, they work so much better! They arrived so much faster than they said it would. The quality of the stone is pretty impressive. I will be getting another one from Ohio Stoneware, We have two crocks both with 32lbs of kraut in the making!
CustomerBH
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2016
Fits perfectly in my 5 gallon crock
R. Clay
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
These weights are used, along with a big crock, to make sauerkraut or other fermented vegetables. They fit in several different manufacturer's crocks, and hold the food under the level of brine so there is no mold or yeast formed to disflavor or ruin the final product.My only caution, which I believe has now been addressed, is to make very sure you get the right size/weight for the size of crock you use. Most crocks come in 1, 2, 5, 10, etc. gallons, or their liter equivalents. The size and weight of the weights must work with the size of the crock, so no air gets into the vegetables you are fermenting, which is what causes mold or yeast to form.The fermentation process is "anaerobic," meaning "without oxygen," which means that any of the food that is exposed to air will start going bad, but food that is submerged under the natural brine that develops in the fermentation process will not have this problem. So it is essential to use these weights, or something similar, to keep the food underwater! So you can see that if the weights don't fit the container (crock) you use, the process doesn't work as it should.I know this can be a little confusing at first, so I also suggest you get a book from Amazon on fermenting. I suppose the main food that people make with this is sauerkraut, or pickles, or maybe pickled vegetables. When you learn how neat it is to make your own, and how much better homemade kraut is (taste, nutrition, etc.) than store-bought, you may become a real "kitchen chemist" and start making your own buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream, and many other types of food, all of which are infinitely better for you in every way.I took off one star because when I first bought some weights for my 2 gallon crock, it was not clear which weight went with that size and make of crock. I ended up buying the wrong ones and having to return them. However, I think the descriptions in the Amazon web pages are clearer now, so that shouldn't be a problem. Just make sure the weights you buy fit the size and capacity of the crock you use. (You can use any container, and any weight, but they have to fit each other.) I also strongly suggest you look on You Tube and watch a few of the MANY short how-to's on making sauerkraut. They help you cut to the chase and get your food going.May all your cooking be healthy and nutritious, and give people who eat your food the maximum benefit -- that is love in action!
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