Heads up on those cheap airlock kits from that big online store

Lost about $35 when the grommets cracked on three lids during my first batch of sauerkraut, ruining the whole ferment. Anyone have a reliable brand for 1-gallon jar lids that actually last?

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the_mia6mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst. I've had good luck with the plastic lids from Fermentology, they're way more flexible. Those cheap ones just get brittle and fail every time.

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webb.christopher6mo ago

Totally feel that, the cheap ones crack if you look at them wrong. I've had way better luck with the thicker plastic lids too. Honestly it's worth paying a bit more to not have a batch ruined.

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