Guest guest Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 I use stainless steel with kefir, but only the spoon and strainer. Some metals are reactive with acidic foods, but the contact is so brief and stainless steel is not very reactive. When I use the metal rings and lids, I always check for scratches in the protective coating. Other than that I use the plastic storage caps you can get for mason jars. Dawn > > Hello, > I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; spoons, strainers etc. > I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir coming in contact with the lid is an issue? > Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and plastic with Kefir. Thank you. > Love, Debbie > > _____________________________________________________________ > Prices, software, charts & amp; analysis. Click here to open your online FX trading account. > http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09txzQrPExP9uA8Y7vAr\ s95BpQT/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Hi Debbie, Dawn gives a good answer. I'd just like to add that I like the integrity of a stainless steel strainer. I also use the plastic ball caps that fit on mason jars. Somewhere I read that there is an electrical charge to metal that would affect kefir grains, which is why you don't culture them in steel containers. Glass is best as you already know. The purpose for stainless steel in a dairy operation is cleanliness. Plus metal is not fragile as is glass, otherwise I bet they'd be requiring glass and not stainless steel. Marilyn On 6/7/07, threejsmom31 <threejsmom31@...> wrote: > > I use stainless steel with kefir, but only the spoon and strainer. > Some metals are reactive with acidic foods, but the contact is so > brief and stainless steel is not very reactive. When I use the metal > rings and lids, I always check for scratches in the protective > coating. Other than that I use the plastic storage caps you can get > for mason jars. > Dawn > > > > Hello, > > I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; > spoons, strainers etc. > > I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains > through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in > their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in > canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and > on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir > coming in contact with the lid is an issue? > > Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be > SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been > able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and > plastic with Kefir. Thank you. > > Love, Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Thank you Dawn. Love, Debbie -- " threejsmom31 " <threejsmom31@...> wrote: I use stainless steel with kefir, but only the spoon and strainer. Some metals are reactive with acidic foods, but the contact is so brief and stainless steel is not very reactive. When I use the metal rings and lids, I always check for scratches in the protective coating. Other than that I use the plastic storage caps you can get for mason jars. Dawn > > Hello, > I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; spoons, strainers etc. > I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir coming in contact with the lid is an issue? > Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and plastic with Kefir. Thank you. > Love, Debbie > > _____________________________________________________________ > Prices, software, charts & amp; analysis. Click here to open your online FX trading account. > http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09txzQrPExP9uA8Y7vAr\ s95BpQT/ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Thank you Marilyn. In other words, just plain common sense. If it is aluminum or as you say, scratched lids, don't use it. I am glad to know SS is fine for brief moments. My common sense said it would be fine, but I wasn't for sure. I am glad my plastic strainer was all of .99 cents LOL and no real money out of pocket. Love, Debbie -- " Marilyn Kefirlady " <marilynjarz@...> wrote: Hi Debbie, Dawn gives a good answer. I'd just like to add that I like the integrity of a stainless steel strainer. I also use the plastic ball caps that fit on mason jars. Somewhere I read that there is an electrical charge to metal that would affect kefir grains, which is why you don't culture them in steel containers. Glass is best as you already know. The purpose for stainless steel in a dairy operation is cleanliness. Plus metal is not fragile as is glass, otherwise I bet they'd be requiring glass and not stainless steel. Marilyn On 6/7/07, threejsmom31 <threejsmom31@...> wrote: > > I use stainless steel with kefir, but only the spoon and strainer. > Some metals are reactive with acidic foods, but the contact is so > brief and stainless steel is not very reactive. When I use the metal > rings and lids, I always check for scratches in the protective > coating. Other than that I use the plastic storage caps you can get > for mason jars. > Dawn > > > > Hello, > > I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; > spoons, strainers etc. > > I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains > through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in > their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in > canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and > on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir > coming in contact with the lid is an issue? > > Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be > SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been > able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and > plastic with Kefir. Thank you. > > Love, Debbie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 I feel that plastic leaches into things.... So you really don't know when it starts leaching because there is no visible change in the plastic.... At least with SS mesh you will see a visible deterioration, then I would throw it away.... I guess it is where you are coming from HippeeSandee " jacobspride@... " <sPride@...> wrote: Hello, I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; spoons, strainers etc. I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir coming in contact with the lid is an issue? Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and plastic with Kefir. Thank you. Love, Debbie __________________________________________________________ Prices, software, charts & amp; analysis. Click here to open your online FX trading account. http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09txzQrPExP9uA8Y7vAr\ s95BpQT/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Hi HippeeSandee, Yes, my sediments exactly on plastic and why for the most part, we don't use plastic in our household. I agree that with either SS mesh or a new plastic strainer, the amount of time involved in straining the grains is so minimal that as long as the strainer is in new or excellent condition I feel it is OK for us here and at least I feel comfortable using either SS or the new plastic berry strainer. Most likely, the plastic strainer won't have a long life here though LOL Love, Debbie -- HippeeSandee <hippeesandee@...> wrote: I feel that plastic leaches into things.... So you really don't know when it starts leaching because there is no visible change in the plastic.... At least with SS mesh you will see a visible deterioration, then I would throw it away.... I guess it is where you are coming from HippeeSandee " jacobspride@... " <sPride@...> wrote: Hello, I have read not to use any type of metal to touch the kefir, ie; spoons, strainers etc. I bought a plastic berry strainer from Walmart to drain the grains through and use a chop stick to stir the grains into the fresh milk in their container before I put the lid on. However, I culture them in canning jars with the metal lid and ring and gently shake them off and on during their culturing. I was wondering if the developing kefir coming in contact with the lid is an issue? Also, why is SS bad? Being dairy minded with everything having to be SS this is strange to me switching from SS to plastic. I haven't been able to locate any answers on the web to this question of SS and plastic with Kefir. Thank you. Love, Debbie __________________________________________________________ Prices, software, charts & amp; analysis. Click here to open your online FX trading account. http://track.juno.com/s/lc?u=http://tagline.untd.us/fc/CAaCX09txzQrPExP9uA8Y7vAr\ s95BpQT/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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