Rant: My cousin told me to just leave the sauerkraut alone for a full month

Hayden Harris · 2026-03-16T10:00:12.029459+00:00

He said not to burp the jar at all, which went against everything I'd read online. It built up so much pressure the lid blew off and painted my kitchen ceiling. How long do you actually let yours go without checking it?

ryan_price6mo ago

Your cousin's advice is a recipe for disaster, and @caleba64 has the right idea.

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caleba646mo ago

Burp it daily for the first week, then you can ease up.

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nina_knight996mo ago

Oh man, that's a new kind of kitchen art. Your cousin owes you a new jar and a mop. I check mine every couple days, no way I'm trusting a sealed bomb.

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