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Product Description
Looking for premium quality mason jar fermentation gear? Masontops is the leading manufacturer of mason jar accessories of all kinds, including custom-designed fermentation tools that make home fermenting fun and easy for novices and experts alike. Our Pickle Pebbles come in both wide mouth and regular mouth types, and are perfectly-sized and weighted to ensure your veggies stay inside the brine and out of the air at the top of the jar, which can lead to spoilage and food safety issues. They're non-porous and completely food safe, so they do not absorb or release contaminants. And they're made of crystal clear soda lime glass like the jars themselves, giving you a transparent view of the fermentation process inside the jar. And when your pickled creations are ready for tasting, simply pinch the finger grip on top of the glass stones and lift out for quick and easy removal. Pickle Peppers are simply perfect mason jar fermentation weights. Masontops provides you with all the gear you need to become a perfect pickler - just add the veggies! We have precision airlock tops, stones, tampers, jars and lids to fit all the name brand mason jars on the market. Choose Masontops - the mason jar accessory expert!
Prevents Fermentation Spoilage
Fermented foods are a healthy and delicious way to improve gut flora. But while fermenting is simple and easy with our tools, it's important to ensure food safety and avoid spoilage by keeping the veggies in the brine and out of contact with the open air. Pickle Pebbles keep all the veggie bits in the brine for a perfect pickle every time.
Custom Made for Mason Jars
All of Masontops' accessories are engineered to function perfectly with mason jars, and our fermentation weights are no exception. They are the ideal weight and dimensions to fit your choice of either wide mouth or regular mouth mason jars. Keep your veggies fully submerged with these our precision fermentation tools.
Finger Grip for Easy Removal
Our patented design includes a handy finger grip to make our fermentation weights a snap to remove when it's time to taste your creations. Simply pinch the finger grip handle on the top of the weights and lift them out. No messing around sticking your fingers or forks into the jar to remove your weights. Pickle Pebbles make it simple.
Non-Porous and Food Safe
Don't risk food safety using items than can be easily contaminated and spoil your fermentating veggies while inside the jar. Pickle Pebbles are non-porous, so they won't absorb contaminants that can be released in future ferments. They are made from crystal clear soda lime glass, the same glass used in the mason jars themselves.
Part of an Award-Winning Brand
Primed for a Perfect Pickle
As with all Masontops mason jar tools and accessories, we've precision engineered these beautiful fermentation weights to fit mason jars like a glove. They come in the precise dimensions to fit your choice of wide mouth or regular mouth mason jars. With Pickle Pebbles you can sure your veggies will stay inside the brine every time.
Trust the Masontops Experts
Transforming mason jars into innovative and productive kitchen tools is our business. So you can be sure you're getting accessories that will work simply and easily in your kitchen every time. Check out our assortment of fine mason jar fermentation tools, including self-venting airlocks and quality tampers, jars and lids. All fully compatible with all makes of quality mason jars.
Part of an Award-Winning Brand
Masontops focuses on making accessories for Mason jars, with a special emphasis on health and wellness. Founded in 2014, Masontops has been recognized as Canada’s 8th Fastest Growing Start Up and has since grown to offer hundreds of different products under the Masontops, Breadsmart and Dinneractive brands. Headquartered in Toronto, Masontops strives to offer quality, unique products, all designed in-house.
Me
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2025
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martin lemons
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2025
They were what we were looking for and worked great.
Bill Robinson
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2024
Works great for pint jars. For quart jars takes two weights and they overlap so just be aware of that. Easy to clean. Heavy duty. No issues.
Trisha
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2024
Perfect size to put on top of the ferment and heavy enough to hold it down. They are glass, so as long as you don’t drop and break them, they are very durable. I have tile floors and I’m not willing to drop one on purpose just to see how it performs under that kind of pressure, but for fermentation, they do their job very well. The design of the little grip on the top makes it easier to remove than no grip at all. The little idea box under the space to write my review is suggesting I say something about versatility and smell. Well, it’s glass, so it doesn’t smell. As for versatility, I suppose you could use one for a paperweight, but I would rather make another jar of fermented red cabbage. I would buy again.
M. D. Standifird
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2024
I've fermented before without this product, but these glass weights make it so much easier. Sometimes when the fermenting gets going, veggies want to float to the top. This can cause mold or yeast to grow in your ferment. That is bad and can spoil an entire jar.These glass weights hold the produce under the brine. This allows proper fermentation to take place without unwanted contaminants.
Luis Valdes
Reviewed in Mexico on March 13, 2024
Gracias
Claudio De Facci
Reviewed in Germany on January 7, 2022
Ich habe in 2020 angefangen unterschiedlichste Gemüse in Einmachgläsern zu fermentieren.Da ich nichts zum Beschweren des Gemüses im Haushalt hatte, habe ich mir damals von meiner Frau ein Set der Masontops Gewichte schenken lassen.Die Gewichte sind super verarbeitet, der Griff ist sehr praktisch, sie lassen sich im Geschirrspüler reinigen und sie halten das Gemüse zuverlässlich in der Salzlake.Ich habe mir seither nach und nach noch einige weitere Sets gekauft und habe mittlerweile 7 4er-Packungen im Einsatz, tendenz steigend.Das Produkt ist jeden Cent wert!
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2021
These fit well in wide-mouth jars well and are easier to handle than other weights that I've used.
Marcel
Reviewed in the Netherlands on April 10, 2021
Dit zijn ideale gewichten voor fermenteren.Het is glas, dus makkelijk schoon te maken en houden de producten goed onder de vloeistof.Precies wat ik zocht.
family man
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2020
Such a simple product. With quite a price tag. But I’m really glad I stumped up the money for these. They make all the difference when fermenting. Their sole job is to keep the fermenting fruit or vegetables submerged.If the vegetable matter is not submerged, instead of healthy bacteria doing their thing, air can bring in pathogens and mould and rot can get in and spoil all your hard work. I only let that happen once, to my first batch of fermented foods. In my opinion these ‘pebbles’ are the best design, because of the built-in handles, which mean they can be more easily grabbed. A small design touch, but definitely worthwhile.
Ryan Wicks
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2016
I am a newbie when it comes to fermenting. I started my first sauerkraut ferment and was having an awful time keeping my cabbage under the brine. From what I've read, one of the major rules of lacto-fermentation is making sure that whatever you are fermenting remains submerged under the brine to prevent mold growth. Since mold requires oxygen to grow, you can run into mold issues when your ferments float to the top above the brine. A lot of people recommend using a large piece of cabbage to push down the shredded cabbage, but somehow it kept rising above the brine anyways since there wasn't anything weighing it down.So, I purchased the combo pack of the Pickle Pebbles (4 wide mouth pebbles, 4 standard pebbles), and they have done the job perfectly! The larger size fits perfectly in a wide mouth mason jar and the smaller size fits in standard mason jars. So far, I've used them successfully in pint, quart, and half-gallon size jars. As a note, I would still recommend placing a large piece of cabbage over the shredded cabbage before putting the pickle pebble on top in order to help keep all of the small cabbage pieces from floating around the pebble up to the top of the jar. If you have any pieces that float to the top once you put the pebble in, just go ahead and scoop them out. These are very easy to get in and out of the mason jars, which makes them really easy to use. An added bonus is they are extremely easy to clean with just a quick scrub and rinse. I haven't noticed any lingering smells or residues on any of the pebbles due to their nice, smooth finish.Overall, I thought these were a bit pricey when I was debating whether or not to purchase them, but I would definitely purchase them again in a heartbeat. They have taken a lot of the fuss and worry out of my fermenting and have made the whole process much easier. I highly recommend them!
Jason O
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015
Good product, and does the job weighing down my fermented foods. If I had it to do over again I would just buy the Plus size ones. I use Fido style (bale top) jars and need to use 2 or 3 smaller sized ones to weigh down the veggies. They even seem a little small for mason jars.I don't know the cost of material that goes into making these products, but they seem pretty expensive for what they are (glass disks). I guess that is the price of enjoying a hipster approved hobby.
A. Person
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015
In my opinion, these glass weights were a great purchase.Pros:Fits perfectly in wide-mouth mason jars. In the pints they don't really even need a follower. In quarts, you still may need something to keep small bits down.Nice and heavy. They don't rise if the bubbles really get going.Easy to clean. I throw them in the dishwasher.Even the box they come in is well made. I kept it to store the weights in so they don't get chipped.Easy to use. I have some other weights and they are not as simple to use in terms of keeping everything under the brine and they aren't as heavy.ConsNone so far in terms of use, but will update if I notice anything I don't care for.The price is a bit high for chunks of glass.Even with my comment about price, I like the amount of time they save me. I spend less time chasing down floaters than when using other weights. And keeping everything well under the brine means no creepy things grow.
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