SV weights

[dr k]

Just an FYI thread. I picked up these clear glass gems for $1 at the dollar tree. I vac sealed them to place on top of the food to keep food submerged but being glass could be placed in the bag with food.

I put a plastic disc over my mash when fementing peppers and these should work on top of the disc as a weight for that as well to keep the mash under the brine.

 

[S-met]

Great Idea. I have the same bag for thatand occasional fermentation weight support.
Sometimes I vac seal a stainless steel spoon with the Item of its a short SV like veggies for 60-90 min. I feel differently about 10hr with salty or acidic, but those usually have sufficient weight to stay submerged.

 

[jcam222]

That’s a very good idea! For my meat brining I vac packed two plastic coated dumbbells.

 

[S-met]

That’s a very good idea! For my meat brining I vac packed two plastic coated dumbbells.

Hey, don't call me a dumbbell

 

[nutt]

I went to Ace to search for something made out of 100% SS and could not find anything that fit what I wanted......Will be going to West Marine or something down the road I guess. I did not want to vac pac was my original plan. I’m currently still using spoons :-(

Thought about using something cool, and to make people laugh when they came over and would see me pull a 25mm wrench out of my SV as a weight. Or something like that, something that would come out from under my Volvo‘s.(not the 25mm end wrench part holy smokes!)

 

[pc farmer]

Good idea I need to have something for weight

 

[dr k]

I was using butter knifes on top as weight without sealing and they would get hard water calcification.