Aieve Fermentation Kit, Premium Fermenting Starter Kit for Pickle, Sauerkraut, Kimchi Making Kit with 4 Pack Fermentation Lids, Glass and Wooden Tamper

I absolutely love this fermentation kit. I started vegetable fermentation earlier this year, and have been obsessed with this fun hobby. It has made my fermentation process so much easier and more enjoyable. The weights are super handy for keeping my veggies submerged (no more need for ziplock bags with water), which is crucial for successful fermentation. The airlock lids are a game changer—no more worrying about pressure buildup or messy spills or the need for burping. It also comes in a very nice box and it will be a perfect gift idea for your fermentation enthusiastic family members or friends! I wish I got this set earlier!

This fermentation kit is suited for wide mouth Mason jars, which happen to be the only style we ever purchase/use. I ferment a lot…from kefir to kvass, cabbage/beets/veggies, sodas, etc. I like the lid design in this set; they’re made of food-grade silicone and have self-release valves so no need to manually release gas from the jars, and the valves also prevent oxygen from entering the jars during the fermentation period. The lids dip down concave to provide a groove in which to collect any liquid overflow. They’re multicolored, green, purple, teal, and pink…I’d have preferred a single color for uniformity as I always label and know what I’m fermenting in each jar, but I suppose the different colors are fine for those it would help to track jar contents by lid color.The set includes 4 lids along with 4 glass weights…I like the shape of the weights with a deep groove hollowed out around the perimeter and a center tip that acts as a handle to easily grab and place/remove the weights from jars. All of my other weights are solid glass, so I found this design inventive and much easier (and less messy) to handle (these weights are also helpful with holding down multiple tea bags in my large pitcher during the steeping period when I make iced tea for the house). However the weights could stand to be heavier than they are, thinking about the larger size of my half-gallon Mason jars that I use a lot for fermenting …they’re a medium weight, likely because much of the glass has been hollowed out to accommodate the handle so to offset that, I think they should have been made thicker (and thereby heavier). I’d need to use nearly all of the 4 included in just one half-gallon jar to stop beets (for example) from floating around/over the weights to rise to the top of the jar…that wouldn’t happen if they were heavier like my other weights.Lastly, the set includes a plunger to use for pressing down veggies and such in the jar so that they’re properly compressed; the plunger is straight and quite long which is good, and it’s some sort of wood. I’ll keep it around as an extra as I already have my tried and true plungers that I like to use for compacting my veggies in the jars.Overall, I like this set as it seems to improve upon some of the older, traditional-style fermentation tools I’ve used over the years. It’s an economical price for what’s included, and it will be put to good use in my kitchen for sure!

These are such a great alternative to great big fermentation crocks! We have a large crock for doing big batches of saurkraut and kimchi because we eat so much of those, but wanted something smaller for the fermented items we eat less of. These are so well thought out and designed, the glass weights are very sturdy. Silicone lids are easy enough to get on a wide mouth jar, are secure and seem to be venting properly. Everything from the packaging, product, and even the recipe/instruction book feels to be quality made. Easy to clean as well! We love it and will probably expand our set. It's gifting quality and I will probably get a set for my mom as well! Oh, and I love the colors!

I'm very pleased with this kit.it doesn't include the jars..which is a PLUS - it allows for use of different sizes of very common mason jars...and avoids clutter and expense and duplicationthe instruction book is nice and clearthe food grade (obviously) silicon burp caps are well constructedAND my favorite parts are the glass weights that keep the entire food submerged (I've had that not be the case without kits like this...with disappointing results)consider getting this for a gardener (esp now as winter comes) who overproduces some things (whch we all do)

If you are using Mason wide mouth pint jar the weights do not fit in the jar.

The Aleve Mason Jar Fermentation Kit makes home fermenting easy! The kit is for wide mouth mason jars only and has four self-burping lids inn brought silicone colors plus weights to keep your fermentables submerged in their liquid after using the included tamper. The kit also has a short how-to guide and a few recipes. Highly recommended

These Aieve Mason Jar Fermentation kits are very easy to clean (silicone and glass components) and easy to use (functions like a teat, basically). The one thing that’s worth reiterating is that you must have the correct size jar in order for this to be successful as these tools will not work with smaller jars. Other than that, they work very well and are a convenient option for ferments (especially now — I am writing this in early October and preparing our harvests).Other reviewers have done a great job of including clear photos, so I didn’t think that was necessary as the set I received is identical. The recipe booklet may be useful for anyone new to fermenting your harvests and/or foods from the farmer’s market or supermarket.

This is a nice looking set. I appreciate the quality of all the pieces. The product box and lid colors are fun and display as a nice gift set. I would probably choose more boring colors to fit in with my earth tone decor. The taper is long and solid wood....it could be used in the case of a home invasion! I would put a protective coating of food grade mineral oil on it as I do with all my wooden kitchen tools.