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This weekend only, from now through Sunday evening (10/17 - 10/19) we are having a flash sale on our 5 Liter Fermenting Crocks (traditional brown color only).  This is the lowest price we have offered and will offer all year, so if you have been waiting to buy a 5 Liter Crock, the time is now! 

These crocks will ship out on Monday, October 20.  You could be fermenting by next week.  If you have a friend who has been thinking about getting started fermenting, be sure to share this sale with them.  This is the best price we will offer for our 5 Liter Fermenting Crocks, so you may want to go ahead and buy some early Christmas presents as well!

Lately I've had a few email questions from customers about whether a product they found on our site is in stock or not.  We know how frustrating it can be to order an item only to discover after the item is ordered that it is on back order!  Because of this, we are very careful with making sure the stock numbers listed on the website are accurate.

Every item we sell is direct imported by us and stored at our warehouse.  If the item is available for purchase on our website, that means it is currently available and will ship in 1-2 business days.  You will sometimes see an item go out of stock for a day or two before reappearing.  This typically happens when our stock is low and we want to double check our inventory before offering an item for sale.  We have never sold an item on our website only to discover that we are out of stock.  Customer satisfaction is very important to us.

You will sometimes see an individual item that is out of stock, but available as a set.  This does not mean that the item will ship later than the rest.  For example, we still have a few 5L Beginner's Fermenting Kits available, but we are out of stock of individual Cabbage Shredders.  If you order the kit, you will get the included shredder.  We have reserved the remaining few shredders we have on hand for the kits.

Hopefully this helps to clarify how our inventory works!  As we approach the holiday season, we want you to be confident that when you order a product from us, you will receive your purchase in a timely manner.

The last of our new products are now available for purchase!  We are always looking for new Polish ceramic artisans to work with and are excited to offer this new line of Rustic Brown fermenting crocks from Ceramika Kowalczyk.  We have 5 designs of these crocks available in sizes 3L - 8L.  All of the crocks feature a light muddy brown lead-free glaze as well as a waterseal airlock.  They also come with the stone weights included.

The 8L size is our largest of the Rustic Brown crocks.  The same design is also offered in a 6L size.  This crock features a 2" deep airlock waterseal, which means the water won't evaporate out as quickly.

Next up we have a 5L size in a barrel design.  This crock is a great size for most people.  It's small enough that it's easy to move around but large enough to still make a nice amount of pickles or sauerkraut!

The 4L Diamond size has affectionately been nicknamed the "pineapple" in our house.  This crock is a great balance between decorative and functional.

Our smallest of the Rustic Crocks is this cute little 3L Cucumber crock.  We love the etched cucumber design on the side.  We get a lot of requests from customers to offer a smaller crock size and this 3L crock is just that.  It's easy to move around and doesn't take up much space.

With all of these new designs and sizes of Fermenting Crocks we have been adding we hope there is an option for everyone.  The Rustic Brown line of crocks has a slightly less smooth glazed finish.  It still works great for fermenting, but the price is more affordable for many people.  We want to make sure we offer a range of products that work for everyone's needs and budgets.  Hopefully we have something that will be perfect for you!

Since Fermenting Crocks are our most popular items, we are expanding the range of crocks which we offer.  The 10L size by Boleslawiec is currently our most popular, so we have added two new shapes to our product offerings.

The Fermenting Crock, 10L Round with Stone Weights is slightly shorter than the traditional straight sided 10L Fermenting Crock which we have always offered.  The rounded shape gives it a more decorative look.  It has all the same great features as the 10L Crock, including a lead-free glaze, waterseal airlock and stone weights.  Due to the rounded shape of the crock, the stone weights will be smaller than the interior diameter of the crock, especially at the widest point.

We have also added an "Egyptian Style" 10L Fermenting Crock.  This crock is very similar to the 10L Round Fermentation Crock, with a slightly different design.  The handles and lip of the crock add an exotic flair to the crock.  Just like our other 10L Fermenting Crocks, this crock has a lead-free glaze, waterseal airlock and stone weights.  Although other websites that offer this style of crock note that it does not have an airlock, this is not true of our crock.  We hand inspect every crock we offer and have included a photo of the airlock trough in the product listing just to make sure you know that it does have the waterseal airlock!

We just keep adding new fermenting crocks to our products, so stay tuned for more - including some new sizes!

The first of our new products are now available on the website!

We are now offering 2 sizes of Brining Crocks - a 3L and 5L option.  These crocks can be used for making a variety of fermented foods or for brining meats.  These crocks do not have a waterseal airlock or include stone weights, but this allows the price to be more affordable.  They also work great for serving your pickles or sauerkraut.

We also have added a larger 15L Fermenting Crock to our selections.  This crock is a larger version of our popular 5L & 10L Fermenting crocks.  If you are truly serious about sauerkraut, then this size may be for you!  It's quite large and heavy, but will make plenty of fermented foods in one batch.

We'll keep adding a few new products every day, so keep checking back here or on our Facebook page to keep up to date!

If you are anything like me, before making a large purchase (like one of our fermenting crocks) you read every review you can find.  That's one of the reasons we made sure to include customer reviews on our website.  But we also love when customers write a blog post about our crocks too!  It's wonderful to hear a more in depth discussion of our crocks and see a few photos of them in use.

Miranda at pocketpause.com shares her experiences with our 10L Fermenting Crocks in her latest blog post.  Be sure to check it out!

After only a 3 week delay this time around, our shipment has finally arrived!  The majority of our most popular items are now back in stock and ready to ship!

The 10L fermenting crocks are back in stock, now in both the traditional brown and Olive Green colors!  We also have more Olive Green 5L Fermenting Crocks as well.

Our cabbage shredders are also back in stock.  Unfortunately, the manufacturer was unable to include any Large Shredders on this shipment, but we have Extra Large and Medium Shredders available.  We will have more Large Shredders (as well as a restock of the Extra Large and Medium sizes) on the next shipment due in November. 

We also now have our customer favorite Cabbage Masher/Tamper/Pounders back in stock!  Along with the mashers, we also got more scissor tongs, which means the popular Beginner's Fermenting Kits (10L & 5L) are also back in stock!

And just in time for Fall baking, our Stoneware Loaf Pan is also back in stock.  It's time to order one of these and grab your favorite Pumpkin Bread recipe and get baking!

We have a few new items that came in this shipment as well and we will be uploading those new products over the next few weeks.  I'll post a "sneak peek" here on the blog and Facebook as we start getting these products ready for you!  Think more unique, artisan crocks from a new studio as well as expanded sizes and types our most popular crocks!