For a long time I had wanted to experiment with growing sprouts at home, and when I checked into how ridiculously easy it was to grow them, it seemed a shame not to do it. There are quite a few people who successfully grow sprouts in a mason jar with a cheesecloth lid. However there does seem to be some risk of also growing bacteria in the jar along with your sprouts. Numerous websites for extension offices either advise against it, or post frighteningly complicated instructions for growing a healthy salmonella-free crop. There also seems to be a lesser risk of fostering mold in the jar, especially during humid weather. I didn't want to make this so complicated that a slip of my horrible short term memory would result in illness, so I started shopping for sprouters. This way, all I would need to remember is to rinse the sprouter twice a day for a healthy crop. Sprouters are so inexpensive, I feel it was a worthwhile investment and will likely pay for itself.
I found a small 3-tray sprouter online, which even came with some seeds. I'll post a link to it on my side bar. All sprouters are essential stacks of trays with a catch tray for drainage underneath.

Does it work? Yes, in addition to using some alfalfa seeds that came with the sprouter, and an organic "crunchy" mix, in just a few days we did have a sprout harvest. You can keep them in the fridge for a few days.

Well it just may be contagious and I'll give it a try myself. I love sprouts and had heard all that bacteria stuff as well. We have a Panera (St. Louis Bread Co.) by us and they used to put sprouts on their sandwiches but quit a while back and I sure miss them - YUM! Thanks for reminding me of something healthy that I like. Someone's always like, 'Try these chips!' or, 'Try this cookie!' - yeah, like I need one more fattening thing to like. This looks great! ♥
ReplyDeleteJust letting you know I stopped by your blog & have been going through some of your older posts :) Nice to come visit with you my dear friend.
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