MS-Steinzeug - 5 Litre Fermentation Jar

Reasonably priced, prompt delivery, well packaged and in perfect order - this is a lovely piece of kit; it also comes with a leaflet with very nice recipes for pickling various vegetables, and it's a good size for the hobby chef; if you want to pickle smaller quantities, just pack less into the jar.

Very glad I purchased from this seller, excellent service and communication. I had been meaning to purchase a German crock pot for some time now as my attempts at fermentation in jars etc have often ended in the contents being thrown into the garden waste bin. My first batch of fermented sauerkraut/kimchi mix in my new Crock Pot have exceeded my expectation and I feel the quality is excellent as my sensitive digestion is not giving me any problems at all. I did add some veggie probiotic bacteria mix in capsules that had a variety of bacteria in it and I feel this has not only added to the quality but speeded up the fermentation process. Before using the pot I made sure to simmer the clay stones in water/vinegar, then leave in the oven for half hour and then leave to cool down slowly, so I had no mould problem at all and started my second batch as soon as I emptied my first fermented batch out of the pot. This food is now my absolute staple, I eat it morning, noon and evening.

Bought two, not that impressed with them. Looked cheaply made. Haven't figured out how to put the weighting stones in without struggling when it is even less than 3/4 full. The inside surface is bumpy. One of the crocks has a chip at the mouth.

the weight was missing so not really happy

Contrary to some other reviews here that mentioned an internal glaze, which i don't like the sound of anyway, this one was unglazed on the inside.It lasted a year, then the 4th batch spoiled horrifically. A mistake was assumed, 5th batch carefully prepared, and spoiled even quicker which was baffling for a while.Then i noticed that the entire inside of the pot was thinly veined with mould. What initially looked like a huge network of tiny cracks turned out to be a deep infestation, so deep into the structure of the clay that some mould had even went right through to the outside, rendering it entirely useless, and too expensive to ship back to Germany.A shame.

Arrived in good condition. Very well made and my first batch of sauerkraut came out beautiful. Only downside was the 'inner stone' weight broke very easily. Other than that it is a quality product which should last for years.

Purchased for a relative who was pleased with the product and service.

Wasn't sure what to expect as have never seen or owned a fermentation pot but wanted to give this to a friend who had been talking about making their own sauerkraut for health reasons. It certainly is a good size and heavy! The weights are also quite substantial. Overall from the recipient's reaction, I'd say this is probably a good buy.