"Ross McKay" > wrote in message
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> Edrena wrote:
>
>>We're trying to keep the cabbage under the brine here. I thought the OP
>>might want to give this a try. Place bamboo steamer over floating cabbage,
>>weight down with something or not. m2cw.
>
> Sounds like a great way to build up undesirable bacteria and mould in
> the bamboo steamer, and later infect subsequent batches. Although a
> plank of wood also has pores into which nasties can grow, a bamboo
> steamer has lots of little nooks and crannies in the bindings which
> would be very hard to get properly clean afterwards.
>
> I'd stick with the tried and true methods:
>
> * wood cut to size, weighted down
> * ceramic plate, weight down
> * water-filled glass jar that nearly fits the crock/jar
> * tough plastic bag of water / brine
> --
> Ross McKay, Toronto, NSW Australia
> The planet is in a pickle, but fermenting will help save us

There y'all go - a true food scientist. I hadn't thought of that. Nice to
get all these things sorted out.
Edrena