Kombucha Brewing Kit: What a Starter Setup Needs
Kombucha needs less equipment than almost any other ferment, which is why the kits vary so wildly. One box is …
How to Dehydrate Strawberries Without a Chewy Middle
Strawberries arrive all at once. You pick a flat at the u pick farm on Saturday, eat a quart standing …
Freeze Dryer Noise and Setup: Where to Put It
The machine arrives, it goes on the kitchen counter because that is where there was room, and the first cycle …
FoodSaver FM2000: The Entry Model That Still Makes Sense
The FM2000 is the FoodSaver most people meet first. It turns up as a gift in December, as the cheapest …
Canning Salt vs Pickling Salt: The Same Box, Different Label
It is August, the cucumbers are on the counter, and the recipe says pickling salt. The store has a box …
How to Store Potatoes: Cure, Cold and Dark
You dug forty pounds of potatoes in September and by Thanksgiving half of them have sprouted, one corner of the …
Kimchi Container: Onggi, Plastic or Glass for Your Fridge
Two things go wrong with kimchi in a regular food container. The whole refrigerator smells like it within a day, …
Dehydrating Sourdough Starter: Sheets and Storage
A starter you have kept alive for three years is one forgotten fortnight away from being a jar of gray …
Freeze Dryer Cost: What You Pay to Buy and Run One
Almost everyone who looks into home freeze drying does the same thing twice. First they watch someone pull a tray …
FoodSaver Bags: Do Generic Rolls Actually Work?
You bought the machine once and now you buy bags forever. That is the moment most FoodSaver owners start looking …
Canning Mistakes That Can Actually Make You Sick
Most canning mistakes are cosmetic. Cloudy brine, a jar that siphoned, jam that set like syrup. Annoying, not dangerous. A …
How to Store Onions: Curing, Airflow and Mesh
Onions are the crop that makes people think they are bad at storage. They come out of the garden looking …