What You Need to Know
A pickle lifter or lifting tray is a device for elevating food from a container to make it more accessible for extraction. Typically, it acts as a strainer to assist in raising pickles and cornichons from their brine solution towards the top of a jar or container. Those used in commercial products are often made of plastic, while some are made of metal.
Key Parameters
Equipment
fermentation crockglass jarscheeseclothweights
Steps
- 1.
Korean kimchi jars (Korea): Facilitates removal of fermented vegetables without contamination
- 2.
German sauerkraut barrels (Germany): Allows hygienic access to fermented cabbage layers
- 3.
Japanese tsukemono pots (Japan): Enables clean extraction of pickled vegetables
The Science
Primary Reaction
Lactic acid fermentation