Please note: Jars and other items in photos are for illustration purposes only - not included in purchase.

Common complaints from users are that they break and some can be difficult to remove from the jar, hence the “handles” on the newer designs.

This is a hand made item so designs and colours vary - photographs are for illustration purposes only. Their dehydrator screens are made in the USA, use FDA approved food-grade materials, and are BPA-free. They are particularly useful for ferments that contain lots of very small vegetable debris that are liable to float around traditional weights. In contrast, the set of Luna glass weights I use in my Stone Creek Trading water-sealed fermentation crock weigh almost 2. While a single Pickle Pebble is often enough to keep veggies below the brine, they can also be stacked to provide extra weight.

My pie-in-the-sky dream is for each and every one of your to “graduate” to fermenting in a 5-liter – or larger – water-sealed fermentation crock. And now, there are glass fermentation weights available for purchase that are made from the same glass used in canning jars. A Fermentation Weight prevents your packed mass of sauerkraut or loose vegetables from working themselves up and out of the jar. Marbles tied a in cheesecloth or muslin – Marbles work well because they can easily fit whatever size or shape jar you are using.its difficult to get them out with your fingers when its submerged in brine, but if you just grab it with a towel it solves that problem. And if you don’t like any of my use-what-ya-got ideas, there are just as many products available for purchase. The Pickle-Helix can also be purchased in a kit that includes stainless steels lids complete with waterless air-locks. Enjoy the journey and up the quality of the materials you use as you have the mental and financial space to do so.

There are many products online for this and some simple things you can use that you already have on hand. If you need a larger size than the core provides simply leave some outer leaves on for extra coverage. These recent changes have been implemented by DPD country-wide – they are not specific to Happykombucha parcel deliveries. The The Pickle Helix uses a spring made from a heavier grade of stainless steel that is tightly coiled at the bottom to push down on your ferment.

I have also heard of some being slippery to get out, especially if the food is further down the jar? As crocks are a certain size and are not a standard size like jars they often come with weights and airlock lids. Just be sure to notch a hole in the center of the circle so you have a way to pull it up when you’re done fermenting! Pickle Pebbles are made of non-iridized soda glass which is completely inert and guarantees that no other substances leach into your ferment.