I made my first sauerkraut, the actual fermentation took about 2 weeks...and I couldn't believe that here in Sydney, Australia I managed to recreate the same delicious tangy sauerkraut flavour I had in my mouth last time about 40y ago when I was young in Eastern Europe. Just shredded cabbage, a couple bay leaves, whole black pepper, a few garlic gloves and lots of caraway seeds...2x weeks and voila!

What makes this crock perfect is the lid. The edge sealed with water but the gasses produced during the fermentation can bubble out. Good value, it also looks great 👍

The performance of this crock is great and the size is perfect for our household. The inner rim is nice and high, so there is no issues with moat water being sucked into the crock when it's 'breathing'. The bonus is it looks really beautiful on the bench. Super happy with this purchase and highly recommend.

I bought this a few months ago, and finally started using it last week.... I wish I had realised how utterly simple it is to do! I made the beetroot salsa from the instruction booklet. We all really liked it, especially on a cracker or with cheese.

I saved the excess juice to drink a shot every morning. It is certainly improving my mood!

I have a carrot & cabbage mixture fermenting now... look forward to tasting it next week!

so easy! 10/10

The crockpot itself is great from what I can see. But one of the weights arrived cracked and I contacted Thermo mix straight away sending these photos then closed the box back up. I haven’t used it. And I have heard nothing back from Thermo mix that I have seen and that was over a month ago that I emailed. I have checked my junk folder but nothing there. And besides the request for a review came to my usual inbox without any issue.

I ordered two. One for my daughter for Christmas and one for myself. One is fine and I have wrapped that one up as a gift but haven’t wanted to try the other one without hearing back. Had literally today given up and then received the email asking for my review…

The flaw is not major, but that half of the weight will not be able to be cleaned properly so I don’t know how that will affect fermentation etc over time as in bacteria in the crack.

I just figured they might have a spare weight or even half a weight to replace this one. Not expecting money back or a completely new item to be sent. Just want a weight that isn’t cracked straight out of the box and some actual customer service would be nice.