Pickle jar is a container used to pickle pickles. The quality of pickle jar directly affects the quality of pickles. Because more salt is added during pickle pickling, the finished pickles are salty and sour, which is easy to corrode the container. Therefore, the material of pickle jar should be strictly selected. So which kind of pickle jar is better? Kimchi jars are made of the following materials:
1, glass pickle jar
The glass pickle jar looks beautiful, and it is also convenient to observe the state of pickles. However, it is required to avoid light when making pickles, because strong light will make food deteriorate or taste bad, and produce bacteria, which will lead to the failure of making. Therefore, the glass pickle jar is not a good choice. Of course, the glass pickle jar is not absolutely unusable. It is suitable for making diving pickles with a short pickling time, and it can be pickled in the refrigerator in the dark. If it takes a long time to marinate, it is not recommended to choose a glass pickle jar.
2. Pottery pickle jar
Pottery pickle jar is also very good for making pickles, but because of its low density, it is prone to water seepage and salt seepage, so when choosing pottery pickle jar, we must pay attention to whether the sealing performance of the jar is good.
3. Ceramic pickle jar
The ceramic pickle jar is fired at 1380℃, and contains no precious metal elements such as lead and cadmium. The jar wall is thick, glazed on both sides, opaque, and has a good insulation effect on temperature. It is suitable for making pickles that need long-term pickling.
Second, how to choose a good pickle jar
The quality of kimchi jars is very important for the production of kimchi, so choose carefully. Many people don't know how to choose kimchi jars. In fact, it is not difficult to choose kimchi jars. Pay attention to the following points:
1, material of pickle jar
As for the material of pickle jar, it is suggested to choose earthenware and ceramic jar with rim and good sealing performance, so it is easy to make pickle with such jar.
2. The height of the pickle jar
When choosing a pickle jar, you should try to choose a pickle jar with a high neck, because the neck of the pickle jar is too short, which may cause dirty water to enter the jar and pollute the kimchi. Therefore, it is recommended to choose a pickle jar with a neck depth of more than 2.5 times the depth of the jar.
3. Sealing performance of pickle jar
Making kimchi depends on the proliferation of lactic acid bacteria, which are anaerobic, so the kimchi jar must be able to isolate the air. There are several methods to test the sealing performance of pickle jars:
(1) Photo: Hold the jar to the light, and see if there is any bright eye in the jar from the jar mouth.
(2) Bubble: Put the jar into the water, and check whether there are sand holes and cracks on the inner wall of the jar, resulting in water seepage.
(3) Listen: Listen with your ear to the altar. The louder the buzz, the better.
(4) Knock: Knock the pickle jar with your hand to listen to the sound. Those with steel sound are of good quality, while those with empty sound, sand sound and broken sound are of poor quality.
(5) Test: Fill the jar brim with half water, light one or two pieces of paper and throw them into the jar, then cover the jar lid. Those who can suck the jar brim water into the inner wall of the jar lid indicate that the sealing performance is good.
Generally speaking, choosing a pickle jar mainly depends on two aspects: one is to choose a light-tight jar, and the other is to choose a gas-tight jar. If you look at these two points, you can choose a suitable pickle jar.