can I use a crock pot to ferment the kimchi?
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- December 29, 2013 at 8:27 pm #50955hellokitty08Member
Hi guys.
Right now I’m using the regular big glass jar with the plastic lid that you can buy your kimchi in at the korean market but I want to know if I can use a crock pot instead. Something like this: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/large-ohio-stoneware-fermentation-crock/?cm_src=AutoRel
Would that still work? Does it also taste better using a crock pot?
Then I could use this to press down the kimchi to keep it intact while if ferments right? Something like this: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/fermentation-weight-stone/?cm_src=PIPRecentView
Please let me know if using the big glass jar is better than the crock pot or vice versa. Thank you!!!
- December 29, 2013 at 9:57 pm #55719hellokitty08Member
- December 30, 2013 at 12:14 am #55720MaangchiKeymaster
I sometimes use onggi (earthenware crock) to ferment my kimchi. It tastes better than in a glass jar or an airtight plastic container. Do some experiments and let us know your own result, please. https://www.maangchi.com/blog/kimchi-tasting
- December 30, 2013 at 4:33 am #55721hellokitty08Member
Thank you! I will try making kimchi using the onggi pot =)
- December 30, 2013 at 4:56 am #55722hellokitty08Member
Can I use a stoneware crock pot or does it have to be earthenware?
- January 8, 2014 at 3:08 am #55723yvonne84Participant
It doesn’t matter if it’s stoneware or earthenware, but they have to be glazed well inside and out.
Maybe the reaction to this post will give you more information;
- January 9, 2014 at 6:14 pm #55724ddnormanParticipant
hellokitty08,
I use a ceramic crock (aka cookie jar) to ferment my kimchi. It has a lid. I put a piece of Saran wrap on top of the kimchi inside the crock so that it it covers the kimchi. Then I put a plate inside the crock on top of the Saran wrap to weigh it down. Then I put the lid on and set it aside and let it ferment. Once I'm happy with the firmentation I transfer the kimchi to Mason jars and put them in my kimchi fridge.
Dave
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