holly_green82•24d agoTop Commenter

Hit 150 gallons of sauerkraut this month and my back is killing me

I didn't even realize I was cranking out that much until I added up the jars. My kitchen smells like a deli and I've got carpal tunnel from shredding cabbage on my mandoline. Anyone else lose track of their batch counts and get surprised?

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terry_barnes23d ago

Wait, you racked up 150 gallons without even noticing? That's like, a whole bathtub full of kraut. My back hurts just thinking about moving that much cabbage around the kitchen. Did you at least invest in a proper cutting board setup or were you hunched over a counter like a gremlin the whole time?

spencer_chen624d ago

Get a food processor attachment, shredding that much cabbage by hand is brutal on the wrists.

charles67823d ago

Man, you're totally right about the wrist thing. But honestly @spencer_chen6, I tried a food processor once and the cabbage came out way too watery for my kimchi. It ended up mushy after a few days. I switched back to hand shredding but I use a mandoline with a cut glove. Takes way less time than a knife and my wrists don't hurt as bad. Just my two cents though.