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Wasted $45 on a fancy fermentation crock that cracked on first use
I bought a glazed stoneware crock from a local homebrew shop in Portland thinking it would be perfect for my sauerkraut. After just one batch I noticed a hairline crack inside the glaze. I tried to patch it with food-grade epoxy but the second batch got moldy anyway. Now I just use plain glass mason jars with airlocks and they work way better. Has anyone else had bad luck with stoneware crocks or is it just me?
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uma_nguyen244d ago
Did you season the crock first? I just use pickle pipes on wide mouth jars.
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graceprice3d ago
Wait, you're supposed to season ceramic crocks before using them? I always thought that was just for cast iron... @uma_nguyen24 just made me realize I've been doing it wrong this whole time, that explains a lot.
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