Handmade Clay/Stoneware Weight to fit Fido Jar (Only Available with Purchase of Fido Pickler)

Made to fit into Fido jars, they are made of pure clay, so are a pure natural product. The clay, which is fired at a very high stoneware temperatures is dense and food-safe ie vitrified.  After use the weights should be washed and then dried properly (recommend drying in the sun or oven).  Clay weights should never be stored inside a crock.

Anyone who has fermented in any glass jar with a narrower mouth will know that it is difficult to weigh down the vegetable matter properly because of the shape of the jar. These weights will help solve this issue.   No one piece glass weight on the market will have the same coverage as these weights.   A cabbage leaf cut to the shape of the Fido jar can be used under the ceramic weights to stop bits of vegetable floating to the top of the brine.  

Approximate weights and measurements are as follows:

Weight for 0.5 to 1.5 Litre Fido Jar        170g       8cms

Weight for 2 Litre Fido Jar                      280g     10 cms

Weight for 3 Litre Fido Jar                      330g      11.5 cms

Weight for 5 Litre Fido Jar                       450g      15 cms