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.

Sauerkraut is simply raw cabbage fermented in salt water brine. Massage shredded cabbage and salt together until it releases liquid, then put all of it in a jar. Store your jarred cabbage in a cool, ...

Just like that, the $6.50 cooking lesson had ended. The lickety-split takeaway: In the time it takes to buy a jar of sauerkraut at the grocery store, you can make it yourself. Really, it’s that fast. ...

Everyone should be making their own homemade sauerkraut. Not only do you get all the benefits of those fermentation-induced probiotics, but you ditch all the preservatives from canned and jarred ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s very likely that your fridge has never been fuller than it is right now. Sure, you’re going to the ...

A mason jar packed with cultured or fermented vegetables at your local urban provisions shop will likely set you back $10 to $15. Given that the time and materials involved are no more than five ...

Fermentation has become a fun and healthy hobby for me. To start your own fermentation kitchen, there are five basic items you need. I ordered all of mine from Amazon for less than $50. 1. Wide mouth ...

In the days before refrigerators, chemical preservatives, and fossil-fueled transportation, starving to death in the winter was a much more pervasive fear. Fermentation first arose more than 10,000 ...

An age-old technique transforms vegetables and spices into a popular condiment with a zesty, funky taste. The key? Nurturing the right community... How hardworking microbes ferment cabbage into kimchi ...

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 ...

Fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi, and beverages like kombucha and kvass, have been shown to help balance the bacteria in the intestinal tract, boosting the good bacteria that protect the ...