How to deal with the density of ceramic jars used for pickles

Clay jars. First of all, the so-called clay jar is a two-sided unglazed jar, this kind of jar has very good air permeability and high automatic temperature regulation ability. After the clay jar has been used for a long time, the wall of the altar will absorb the aroma of kimchi water, and the kimchi will be particularly fragrant when slowly brewed (just like the truth of making tea in a purple clay pot).

Not only that, but one of the major advantages of clay jars is that the breathable function of clay jars is very beneficial to the maintenance of kimchi, especially the cultivation and maintenance of anaerobic flora can play a multiplier effect with half the effort.

Altar body treatment: After buying the clay jar, it should be opened and dried in a ventilated place for a day; The next day, fill up with cold boiled water and pour some vinegar into it (vinegar is not limited to varieties); On the third day, change the water and fill it with water and pour vinegar as on the second day; On the fourth day, empty the jar, wash it several times with cool boiled water, and finally wipe it evenly with high liquor, and it is ready to use.

Treatment of the jar lid and the rim of the altar: the jar lid is soaked in cool boiled water and vinegar, which can be carried out simultaneously on the third day of the treatment of the altar body, which is also soaked for one day, and the second day can be treated according to the method of the fourth day of the altar body; The rim of the altar is synchronized with the body of the altar, except that the rim of the altar is soaked in salt water.

Tips: Use vinegar because vinegar is acidic, which has a corrosive and killing effect on the impurities and bacteria in the natural fine sand holes of the clay jar (this kind of sand hole will not affect the normal use of the jar, if you don't understand or don't understand, you can check or ask the old people at home, the old containers were like this before). The reason why salt water is used on the edge of the jar is because the edge of the jar will have a sterilization and antibacterial effect after absorbing a large amount of salt, which is of great help to the maintenance of kimchi in the future.

Ceramic jars. Ceramic jars refer to those jars with a layer of glass glaze inside or outside the jar, this kind of jar looks beautiful, as for whether it is good or not, this can only be said that the ceramic jar is between the clay and the glass jar.

Altar body treatment: This kind of jar is relatively simple to handle, and it is dried in a ventilated place for one day on the first day; The next day, blanch it with boiling water inside and out, and then continue to dry it for another day; On the third day, soak in cool boiled water and salt for one day; On the fourth day, the treatment is the same as for the terracotta jar.

Treatment of the lid and rim of the jar: This step is the same as for a terracotta jar.

Glass jars. The biggest advantage of the glass jar is that you can see the kimchi inside, and the others are not as good as the above two.

The glass jar is also very simple to handle, blanch it with boiling water, and then wipe it evenly with high liquor. (Pay attention to the temperature difference when hot, the temperature difference is easy to cause the glass jar to break!) If it is summer or when the room temperature is high, if the jar is scalded, it is a problem with the quality of the jar!

1. First of all, take out the ceramic jar for pickles.

2. Secondly, fix the ceramic jar for pickles on the shelf, and prevent the alcohol lamp below.

3. Finally, the density can be increased by heating with an alcohol lamp.

The reason why the mouth of the ceramic jar is not airtight, you should cover a bowl on it and pour water around the bowl. If the mouth is particularly large, try to close the mouth, wait for the dish to marinate before opening, don't always turn the dish, it is best to turn it once a week.

Put a layer of plastic paper in the jar and you can wrap the pickles in it.

--- this is normal, ceramic jars generally seep salt water, the main reason is that the glaze on the tank does not completely cover the tank, and the seeping salt water becomes salt frost after air drying.

--The best way is to treat the new clay pot, one is to soak it in thick rice milk for two days in winter (porridge is thick, it will deteriorate and stink in summer), and then pour out the pulp and do not wash, and then air dry it for two days (it is best to dry, pay attention not to concentrate the fire source in drying, otherwise it will crack) and then wash and use. The second is to brush the outer body with natural tung oil, and the bottom should be thickened to prevent grinding off. With these two methods, the formation of salt frost can be greatly reduced.

--Other methods are to choose glass jars or porcelain jars, and there will be no salt frost precipitation.

--It is best not to use paint or plastic products, which are not good for the body.