You cannot beat dark leafy greens when it comes to nutrition. They are an excellent source of vitamins A, C, and K as well as trace minerals like copper, iron, and potassium. The great thing about fermented greens is that you can ferment almost everything under the sun: from roots, to stems, to … [Read more...]
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The Best Homemade Dill Pickles Recipe
What is pickling? Pickling is a process of using fermentation to preserve food. Foods that are pickled include vegetables, fruits, meats, fish, dairy and eggs. Centuries ago, young homemakers were judged for their ability to produce a tasty pickle. Mothers carefully handed down their … [Read more...]
The Best Food Scale for Your Kitchen
Why you need a food scale The food scale gets my vote of one of the most ignored, and yet one of the most useful kitchen tools of all. More Americans need to use this kitchen gadget, as much as Europeans do. After all; weighing food is faster, easier, and more accurate than measuring … [Read more...]
The Best Glass and Ceramic Fermentation Weights
If you prepare fermented vegetables and fruits quite often, then you need to give serious thought to fermentation weights. As it turns out, various fermentation jars don't come equipped with fermentation weights and you need to purchase them separately. So if you think you can make pickled … [Read more...]
How Long to Ferment Sauerkraut [Detailed Explanation]
The art of fermentation is as easy as chopping vegetables and adding brine. And waiting. Lots of waiting. The process teaches us patience. It teaches us that ‘good things come to those who wait’. The very fact that you’ve decided to ferment your food means that you are … [Read more...]