Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

Melissa Perello is the executive chef at Octavia and Frances, in San Francisco. When we were in the process of opening Octavia, I met Berkeley-based pottery artist Sarah Kersten at a flea market event ...

It’s very likely that your fridge has never been fuller than it is right now. Sure, you’re going to the grocery store less, but you’re buying more when you would on a typical shopping trip. Most ...

This video gives a quick explanation on how to use a recycled pickle jar for lacto fermentation purposes with an example of ...

Chefs and home baker’s wishing to start baking their own sourdough might be interested in a new Sourdough fermentation jar starter kit created by Borgla and launched via Indiegogo this month. The ...

The somewhat-green sauerkraut on the left has just been made and fermentation hasn’t begun. The white sauerkraut in the middle was made 2 to 3 weeks ago and is ready to enjoy. The brown sauerkraut is ...

If you’re like me—and I know I am—then you have spent a non-zero amount of time during this pandemic feeling like your productivity is swirling down the proverbial toilet. Early in the quarantine era ...

This is how I bottle my homemade fermented sauerkraut. This batch took me about 10 days of fermenting to get the taste just ...

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