Sprouting machines

[goobygirl]

Hubby is on sprouter duty. He says you have to put a couple of drops of grapefruit seed extract in the water, run the cycles for shorter time periods, and water a bit less. He also soaks the seeds in a hydrogen peroxide/water mixture prior to sprouting. Some people say bleach water, but of course, we don't use that.

I also have used the jar method with the plastic mesh covers and an old dishdrying tray to good results. Hubby wanted the sprouters because he loves sprouts and fiddling with machines. I'm sure you could get plenty of sprouts with less money and about the same effort.

[Stina]

Another option is to put drops of liquid kelp into the soaking water, then add a little citric acid powder to the rinse water to ward off mold. I have better luck with sprouting containers that allow for some circulation, so I throw a dish towel over the top to let them breathe.

[annavon]

Update: I just received my Freshlife Sprouter in the mail yesterday. It is gurggling away on my counter!:)