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With the GEFU Sprouting Jar you can cultivate fresh sprouts for your salads, sandwiches, soups and more without taking over your garden. Ideal for foods like sprouts, alfalfa, radishes, chickpeas, wheat, lentils, and more, this mini terrarium is outfitted with a glass dome for good lighting Read More
Sprouts actually grow better in the dark, as they would in dirt.
Soaking them with water and vinegar before growing, and rinsing with vinegar water, keeps bacteria and fungi at bay.
Is it advertising it has ABS plastic or it has ABS-free plastic? Typo?
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Dec 6, 2018
slumberlustNot sure which it is (I've long since thrown out my packaging), but it is a glass jar and the seeds only come in contact with the stainless steel mesh at the bottom and perhaps the silicone gasket. The plastic part is just the water tray at the bottom.
Sprouts have long been the epitome of heath food, and for good reason. Essentially a germinated seed, grain, or legume, a sprout is the transformation from potential nutrition to actualized nutrition. Consuming a sprout, whether it be a broccoli spout, an alfalfa spout, or a bean sprout, is kind of like eating a little plant, and provides a great deal of nutritional, digestive, and enzymatic properties that would be difficult to get in one package. Sprouted seeds, grains and legumes are said to break down the complex sugars responsible for intestinal gas and “bean belly.” In addition, sprouted foods often contain an increased vitamin content, especially with B vitamins. But as healthy as sprouts may be, they are also a repeat offender when it comes to food borne illnesses and a designated high-risk food when it comes to E. coli. With the GEFU Sprouting Jar - you can grow your own sprouts - free of bacteria or fungus! The innovative miniature greenhouse with its integrated ventilation provides the perfect climatic conditions to cultivate fresh sprouts for salads etc. in your own kitchen. EASY TO USE: Simply place seeds in the glass container and fill with water. Let the seeds soak overnight. The next morning, rinse and drain – turn the container over so that the mesh cover is on the bottom. Snap the container into the black plastic base. The base is designed to allow air to circulate freely to create the perfect climate for cultivating fresh sprouts – with no bacteria or mold growth! Each morning and night repeat the rinsing of the seeds, and each time snap the container back into the base. In a few days you will have your very own supply of healthy sprouts!! -for sprouting seeds, such as alfalfa, mung beans, radishes, chickpeas, wheat, lentils, etc. -glass dome provides the best lighting conditions. -ventilation integrated into the base. -fresh sprouts for salads etc. after just one week. -7.2”diameter, 5” high glass/silicone/ABS plastic/high-quality stainless steel
RonaldGSprouts are also just delicious. I'd have sprouts over lettuce any day and I was crushed when stores stopped carrying them due to the e coli and listeria risk the typical growth methods carry.
It’s just as easy & cheaper to use a mason jar & screen. I used to make sprouts all the time from lentils or mung beans. They are delicious and packed with nutrients.
This is super easy to use, soak the sprouts for 24 hours, then drain the water. It should not be in direct sun light. The sprouts need to be rinsed once a day. Fill the jar and then pour out the water. The stainless steel mesh is fine enough to keep the sprouts in. Just put it on top of a counter top and in 4 to 5 days you will have a jar of sprouts. Alfalfa sprouts are super easy to grow, as are mung beans. Red Clover sprouts are sometimes difficult to sprout. It takes about a teaspoon of seed to do a nice batch.
It will probably be a good idea to cook thoroughly whatever sprouts you grow in these things.
https://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/types/fruits/sprouts.html
I ended up putting my order on hold till I do some more research (Since I was getting these as a fun gift for my kids).
dirtherderYou dont need to cook sprouts. The 30 "outbreaks" over the past 20+ years they discuss are likely from large sprouting farms. The bacteria doesn't come from the seeds - it is almost guaranteed it comes from the processing facilities where the environment is contaminated from runoff. There isn't going to be any CAFO runoff present in your house.