Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 tnneuf wrote: >I presently have a tiered, plastic sprouting tray. It's too small for our family of 5. I also don't >like the plastic it's made of. Any suggestions? Does anyone know of glass containers >available? I've never used the jar method. Is it feasible given the amount of people in our >house (and does it actually work)? >Thank you >Tara > > > Hey, get a gallon jar and some mesh screen and go to town! Someone on the kefir_making list once mentioned about sprouting for an entire menagerie of animals and she used gallon jars to do the job. Personally, quart sized jars do it for me. You might want to do it in rotating " crops, " if you will. Start a couple of quart jars every day over the course of a week and within three days, you can start harvesting fresh sprouts every day. One case of mason jars would run less than $10 and provide you with enough sprouting capacity for two quarts of sprouts daily for almost a week. That's how I would do it, personally. Hope this helps! --s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 > Hey, get a gallon jar and some mesh screen and go to town! Yah, why didn't I think of that? Do I have to angle the jars down on something? Keep them in the dark? I just leave my trays on the cupboard so please forgive me if my questions are silly. I'm off to buy some jars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 tnneuf wrote: >>Hey, get a gallon jar and some mesh screen and go to town! >> >> > >Yah, why didn't I think of that? Do I have to angle the jars down on something? > Yep. >Keep them in >the dark? > I did when I first started sprouting, but then I got too lazy and just stuck them on the back of my kitchen sink next to the kefir. No appreciable performance difference. >I just leave my trays on the cupboard so please forgive me if my questions are silly. > > Not at all! >I'm off to buy some jars. > > > Happy shopping! --s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Hi, Tara Bamboo baskets. Stay away from laquered, of course, going with au natural. I don't like glass - not enough airflow. Another option is loose-weave unbleached, organic sack cloth, muslin, etc. Put your seeds inside and soak the works down. Hang it from a hook where it is completely surrounding with free-flowing air. Spritz it with water every few hours - lightly so as not to encourage mold. The Sproutman has demonstrations in one of his books on these techniques. And if anyone knows of a good bamboo basket source, I'd love to hear about it. They're tough to track down. Sharon, NH > I presently have a tiered, plastic sprouting tray. It's too small for our > family of 5. I also don't > like the plastic it's made of. Any suggestions? Does anyone know of > glass containers > available? I've never used the jar method. Is it feasible given the > amount of people in our > house (and does it actually work)? > Thank you > Tara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Sharon son wrote: >Hi, Tara >Bamboo baskets. Stay away from laquered, of course, going with au natural. > > > > What a great idea, Sharon! So do you have any problem with mold growing in the weave and pores of the bamboo? Where do you get your baskets? Thanks! --s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 > Bamboo baskets. Stay away from laquered, of course, going with au natural. > I don't like glass - not enough airflow. Another option is loose-weave > unbleached, organic sack cloth, muslin, etc. Great ideas, thank you. I'm wondering, though, wouldn't the smaller seeds get stuck in the cracks of the bamboo? I do like the idea though. Please let me know if you find a source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 > I presently have a tiered, plastic sprouting tray. It's too small for > our family of 5. I also don't > like the plastic it's made of. Any suggestions? Does anyone know of > glass containers > available? I've never used the jar method. Is it feasible given the > amount of people in our > house (and does it actually work)? > Thank you > Tara I worry about the plastic also but have a tiny kitchen and many types of sprouts that I want, so I purchased a skinny tall plastic coated wire shelf from Home Depot and on them have stacked the take-out plastic salad boxes I get at the bakery where I work. I used a hot gun to melt out holes all around the lid and then stack up at least 3 or 4 per shelf. I pour filtered water in the bottoms and sprinkle in seeds. The next day I rinse out using a wire colander. Whack colander over open tray to make seeds fall back in. Each day do the same until sprouts are the length you want. Would use glass jars if had the room. My dream is to have a large kitchen where I would have gazillions of sprouts and fermenting things. > Parashis artpages@... zine: artpagesonline.com portfolio: http://www.artpagesonline.com/EPportfolio/000portfolio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi, Suzanne They are strong enough to withstand a good soak in H202 (which I use for sprouting, anyway). A nice piece of unbleached organic muslin is always good to have as a liner in the basket - find a very wide open weave. Jo-Ann fabrics has 50% monthly coupons. I bought an entire bolt of untreated organic muslin - around $50 but it will last forever and also works well for cheese-making. If you don't want to line baskets, you can wet the cloth down, sprinkle the seeds on it, distributing them around the cloth; roll it up, tie loosely, mist every so often. I've used a children's science site with my daughter where it explains this technique: http://spikesworld.spike-jamie.com/science/plants/C22114-germinate-seeds.html I know other people use newspaper to line their baskets - seems to unappetizing, I just can't do it. Also, there is " sprouting paper " - it isn't widely available and is pricey. My husband found a supply of it through a floral shop - believe it was developed for 3M. Also, lining any basket with an unbleached paper towel is yet another method. Anything to avoid glass and glass jars, I say. Just not enough air flow! HTH Sharon, NH On 1/9/06, Suzanne Noakes <snoakes@...> wrote: > > > > What a great idea, Sharon! So do you have any problem with mold growing > in the weave and pores of the bamboo? Where do you get your baskets? > > Thanks! > > --s > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Sharon son wrote: >Hi, Suzanne >They are strong enough to withstand a good soak in H202 (which I use for >sprouting, anyway). > > That's a super idea! I'm going to need to keep an eye out for some for myself! --s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 [Tara] I presently have a tiered, plastic sprouting tray. It's too small for our family of 5. I also don't like the plastic it's made of. Any suggestions? Does anyone know of glass containers available? I've never used the jar method. Is it feasible given the amount of people in our house (and does it actually work)? [Mike] I know plastic is not great, but I swear by the Easy Sprout devices and I think the type of plastic is acceptable. Plus, I don't think acidity, leaching, etc will be much of an issue with sprouts. They have the best airflow and are truly easy! I've used a handful of them almost daily for 3+ years and it's easy to make a lot if you just start a new one every day or two... http://www..com/devices/ez/easysprout.html They are about $13 each and roughly quart-sized... I'll probably keep using these for many years because of the convenience, modularity, airflow, etc... Then again, some kind of self-invented device would likely be more satisfying and cheaper... the key is having top and bottom airflow, hard to achieve with glass, but human ingenuity tends to triumph... Some company should market a glass version of Easy Sprout, using screw on lids for the top and bottom and a plastic outer vessel... It would probably be very cheap and easy to do for a mason jar company... For the occasional large batches of large sprouts (lentils, mung, etc) I often just use large cheap plastic strainers from dollar stores sat in large cheap plastic bowls from dollar stores... works great in all ways: great airflow and rinsing/draining is a breeze... Mike SE Pennsylvania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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