sprouter at easygreen.com

[Lady-B]

Has anyone used this sprouter?

I work during the day and cannot be home to rinse beans and such as often as needed.

Most of the beans I have tried sprouting have flopped and they are expensive to buy in the store.

My house stays fairly warm 76-78, airconditioning is expensive, and I think my warm house is contributing to the flops.

So far I have tried small quantities in jars with either cloth or paper towel cover.

The easygreen is a little pricy and I do not know anyone who has one.

Any suggestions.

[Revvell]

I have the old Miracle Sprouter and like it although, as the vid says on the one you are inquiring about, it does recycle the same water ~ unless I change it.

I like the way the easy green is set up. IF you plan on doing that many sprouts and IF you have the room, I'd say "go for it" ~ Oh! and let us know how you like it. :D

Revvell

[rawpriestess]

Well, it sounds like it would work,

I have a $30 small 4 layered sprouter, works great for just 2 people, you put water in the top, and it has 3 layers of sprouts, the water goes very slowly from the first layer down, by gravity, and ends up in the bottom layer, where there is no seeds and you just pour it off. It's about the size of a dinner plate around, and about 6 inches high.

I've used this for about 4 years, works great with little seeds and big seeds, like alfalfa to mung been sprouts, or sunflower, When the sprouts get too tall, about 1 1/2 inch, then you can pull the layers apart, plug the whole or set the sprouters on plates and either continue, if you want larger sprouts, or eat, or pop in the frige or whatever.

This one looks nice and big, I don't care for the big letters on the side, kind of garish in my late 1800's french styled kitchen, but then I suppose my Vita Mix and Champion juicers tend to look a little out of place also. LOL

I'm not sure about the recycled water, I suppose if you changed it every day, that would be okay, I'm sorry to say, I didn't take the time to read ALL about it.

Good luck in your choices.

Let us know what you decided to do, and how it is working for you.

[fiddler]

Okay, your post reminded me just how long I've procrastinated setting up my Easy Green sprouter. I've had it out of the box sitting on a table for the past 5 weeks or so... (geez, time flies). I've got it setup now but then realized I need to go get a funnel to pour in the water. Hopefully, it won't take me another five weeks to get the funnel. :D

I'll let you know how it works out for me. However, when I researched all the sprouters the Easy Green seemed the best choice. I would recommend you NOT buy it directly from Easy Green because they're more expensive. You can find 'em a bit cheaper at various internet reseller shops.

FWIW, when I bought my seeds from the "Sprout Lady" she said the Easy Green was a good choice for an automatic sprouter.

[rawjojo]

check out my reply at "did anyone use the easy green sprouter" by punky!

[rawjojo]

check out my reply at "did anyone use the easy green sprouter" by punky! It is two posts below this one!

[NoGMO!]

I have the Freshlife sprouter it's very automatic - BUT you have to remember to change the water once per day or else!!!! :p
http://www.freshlifesprouter.com/main.asp

I have heard good things about the Easygreen though.

[Arky]

The Easygreen is not the only alternative. If you can access your mains water supply easily, then you might find the info I posted in the following thread of interest:

http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6503

As Rawjojo alludes to (http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7736), the Easygreen is poor value in terms of the quantity of sprouts it can produce - many people buy several, which can mean a very significant investment. Personally, I think the Easygreen is a nice design but is disgracefully overpriced. That's only my opinion.


J.

[rawjojo]

I have to agree that it is very overpriced for what it actually is! However, it does go a great job. I would feel okay paying around 50 or so dollars for it but seriously, it's not made of diamonds so I'm not sure why it does cost so much!

[fiddler]

I'll let you know how it works out for me. However, when I researched all the sprouters the Easy Green seemed the best choice. I would recommend you NOT buy it directly from Easy Green because they're more expensive. You can find 'em a bit cheaper at various internet reseller shops.


Okay, I've had my sprouter going since Monday (almost 5 full days) and it has worked like a charm. I sprouted Alfalfa, Clover, Garbanzo and Lentils; they're delicious! What I like about it:
- Really easy. I just add about a 1/2 gallon of water each day and forget about it. I've only drained the bucket once.
- The sprouts are fresh and tasty (no mold).

What I disliked:
- I thought the documentation/manual was poorly written and not very helpful. I would've like to seen more information on sprouting. For example, how many seeds to put in each tray? How to store the sprouts, etc... The pictures weren't very clear in my manual either.

Overall: I'm happy with the sprouter especially since I had a hard time with the jars. I may go back to the jars at some point to add to the quantity from the Green Star if I start consuming more sprouts.

Question: How do folks store their sprouts after they're done??? I put mine in a plastic container per Levaamsg's response but is there another way to do this to optimize freshness?

[NoGMO!]

Question: How do folks store their sprouts after they're done??? I put mine in a plastic container per Levaamsg's response but is there another way to do this to optimize freshness?

this is an excerpt from the sproutpeople.com site for sprout storage... > http://www.sproutpeople.com/grow/refrigerate.html#sprout%20storage

Refrigerate your Sprouts
Before moving your sprouts to that big cool box in your kitchen, they should be dry to the touch. In most cases we let our sprouts sit for 8-12 hours after their final rinse, and extremely thorough drain before we refrigerate them, but if our salad spinner can contain them, we use it. Another option for centrifugal drying is the Hemp Bag because it is easy and fun to swing around - though you should do it outside unless your trying to show your kids a good time.

There is no quicker way to kill produce than to refrigerate it wet, so make sure that your sprouts are reasonably dry before you refrigerate them.

You can transfer them to a plastic bag or use your sprouter for storage, or you can use a glass or plastic container. The Easy Sprout is an excellent storage vessel for any sprout - and any vegetable as well.

We almost always seal our sprouts - we do not let them "breathe" - that just drys them out. But If your sprouts are wetter than you think they should be, or they are warm when you refrigerate them, go ahead and punch a few holes in the bag - it won't hurt in that case and it may help a lot. Once they are cool and dry you can seal them in a new bag or another container.

Your home grown sprouts should easily keep for weeks (depending on the type of sprout) in the refrigerator.

:)