Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 i definitely strain, i don't like the ooglies myself. i used a tea towel (you know that thin fine fabric they used to use for drying dishes, that had the days of the week stitched on them with funny little characters?) that i cut into 6 pieces and that works like a dream. i use a rubber band to put one piece over a pitcher, with plenty falling into the middle so i don't overflow. then just rinse it out after use and toss it in with the whites. if you don't have a gramma that used to stitch those, you can find them for a very small price at craft stores. > > > > Why strain? > > > When I am introducing and giving KT to family and friends, they might > be turned off by the things that grow in the tea. It doesn't bother me > but I don't want them turned off. LOL, Sunny > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 I thought I'd share a method I found. I ferment my kefir in a wide-mouthed, quart canning jar. Recently I found a set of three polyethylene lids made for sprouting seeds that screw on the tops of these jars. The set has three mesh sizes. I find the largest hole size works great for straining the kefir (though if you have small grains you might want to use a smaller mesh.) I don't have to get out and then wash a larger strainer, but just screw on the sprouting lid, shake the kefir through, and wash it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Mark, What a GREAT idea! Where did you find the lid(s)? B.Lynne in CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I actually found them at a thrift store, but I've seen them elsewhere, probably at natural food stores. I just looked online and found the set I got on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sproutease-30518-Sprouter-Jar-Tops/dp/B004T33IB2 (I'm not promoting the Amazon store, just want to show what they look like.) > > Mark, > What a GREAT idea! Where did you find the lid(s)? > B.Lynne in CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 That was such a great idea that I went looking for lids like that yesterday. I found one for a narrow mouth Bell jar at an organic food co-op, BUT I also found a thingie called an " EasySprout. " It's made by Sproutamo -- Box 17, Lake Mills, WI 53551 or www.sproutamo.com. It's for sprouting stuff, obviously, but it has a one quart main food-grade plastic container, an insert with narrow slits in the bottom for draining the spourts, an extra strainer thing for alfalfa or somehing (?) a domed vented lid and a flat lightly vented lid and a flat solid lid -- $11.99 Anyway I used it yesterday for kefir and it's really convenient and I'm sure as I get used to it, I'll be able to streamline more. Thanks for the hint!!!! Becca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 At 09:22 AM 7/17/2011, you wrote: > > >That was such a great idea that I went looking for lids like that >yesterday. I found one for a narrow mouth Bell jar at an organic food >co-op, BUT I also found a thingie called an " EasySprout. " It's made by >Sproutamo -- Box 17, Lake Mills, WI 53551 or www.sproutamo.com. > >It's for sprouting stuff, obviously, but it has a one quart main >food-grade plastic container, an insert with narrow slits in the bottom >for draining the spourts, an extra strainer thing for alfalfa or >somehing (?) a domed vented lid and a flat lightly vented lid and a flat >solid lid -- $11.99 > >Anyway I used it yesterday for kefir and it's really convenient and I'm >sure as I get used to it, I'll be able to streamline more. > >Thanks for the hint!!!! > >Becca Here is a source for the metal lids for sprouting and they also sell the EasySprout, too. http://.org/supply/sprouters/lidset.html H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2011 Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 I thought we didn't want our grains to come in contact with metal. Here's a picture of a plastic sprouting lid. http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/P12389090.jpg Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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