7 Fermentation Products We Love
Get our recommendations for starter kits, salts, airlock seals, how-to books, containers and more.
Fresh Picks: The rise in people growing their own produce has led to an increase in other self-made endeavors—folks are harkening back to grandma’s days of a pantry filled with preserved and fermented foodstuffs. You can learn how to ferment veggies in our feature, Fermenting Basics.
And to begin your own jarring journey, our editors picked out their favorite fermentation products, necessities and accessories to help you get started. Get our recommendations for starter kits, salts, airlock seals, how-to books, containers and more.
Fermenting kit, from $104.99
Roots & Harvest
Fermented Vegetables by Kristen K. Shockey and Christopher Shockey (2014), $24.95: Workman Publishing
The Mason Tap Kit, $40
W&P
Kraut Kit, $40
Farm Steady
Pure kosher sea salt, $12
Jacobsen Salt Co.
Pickle Pipe simple fermentation airlock for Mason jars, from $21.95 for a pack of four
Masontops
The Big Book of Kombucha by Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory (2016), $34.95: Workman Publishing