Description
Built from dense, high-fired stoneware, this two-quart vessel provides the dark, temperature-stable environment required for lacto-fermentation. The deep gutter around the rim holds a shallow ring of water beneath the fitted stoneware lid. As active fermentation generates carbon dioxide, the gas bubbles out past the liquid barrier, while external oxygen, dust, and wild yeasts cannot pass inward.
Inside, two semi-circular unglazed ceramic weighting stones rest directly across your packed cabbage, cucumbers, or root vegetables. Their combined mass keeps shredded produce fully submerged beneath the rising brine level, preventing surface mold from forming on dry edges. The exterior and interior basin are coated in a lead-free, non-reactive feldspathic glaze that repels salt corrosion and acidic brine.
Wash the vessel and lid with hot water and mild detergent; avoid perfumed soaps, which can linger on the unglazed rims. The porous weight stones should be boiled in clean water between batches and dried completely before storage. Because of its thick ceramic walls, this crock is heavy when full and will crack if dropped onto stone countertops.
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