Sprouting Strainer Lid
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Customer Reviews of Sprouting Strainer Lid
Customer Review: Not just for sprouts
Summary: 5 Stars
I love items that can be used for more than one purpose. This is one of those items.
And if used right, it is awesome for sprouting the smallest seeds. Have had none of the problems the low star reviewers wrote about. I add the seeds, rinse, drain, and set aside to sprout. Morning and evening I allow fresh water to go inside without removing the lid, shake lightly and then simply pour the water out. Yes, I sometimes have to make sure I shake any sprouts that may remain in the openings, to remove them. But it's not rocket science.
But...I also use this when I make yogurt cheese. I make European and Greek yogurt in a Mason jar and when I want to drain to make a yogurt style cream cheese I put this lid on, and turn upside down on a sake rack placed on top of a bowl to collect the whey. Within four hours I have the best and freshest 'cream cheese'.
Customer Review: Holes Too Small for Chia Seeds
Summary: 1 Stars
This lid fits perfectly on a large mouth jar. At first I was glad to see the holes were smaller which is a benefit when sprouting smaller seeds... but...
The problem is that the holes are too small and once it is screwed onto a jar, water does not pour out easily. I tried sprouting only 1 tablespoon of chia seeds with this lid. The chia seeds form a gelatin-like exterior while germinating which blocked the already small holes that prevented water from flowing out freely. I needed to shake the jar vigorously for several minutes to get the water to drain. Being that sprouting requires rinsing the seeds twice a day, this lid makes the process time consuming.
Customer Review: not easy for making sprouts with this lid
Summary: 1 Stars
The holes on mine (I bought three) are fine for pouring water out of the jar, however you have to unscrew the lid each time to add water for rinsing the seeds (twice a day). This defeats my purpose of having bought a lid like this, which was to make it simple to add water right through the screen and then pour out again, all in one action.
So I definitely do not recommend buying this screen if you want an easy method for making sprouts--I suggest looking for one that allows water to be poured in for rinsing while the lid is on.
Customer Review: This will work, but you can save your money and make one yourself.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used this type of lid before, but an easy way is if you have any plastic (plastic would be best) or metal screening (that you use for replacing window screens), you can easily take your current metal Mason jar rim and cut a piece of screen to fit and voila, you've got a much cheaper lid than this plastic one. You could also make a ton of lids this way for the same price it would cost for one of the plastic ones. If you have leftover screen in your house (as I do), then it's free! Just a tip!Customer Review: Nice But
Summary: 4 Stars
These are nice and work as intended. But the holes in the lid top are large enough for a fruit fly (and 100 of his friends) to squeeze through. Maybe you don't have fruit flies in your house. Maybe you do, like me. Personally I have not been freaked out too much by this, but I did cut some squares of cheese cloth to put under the lids. So I'm back to cheese cloth. So what did I buy these for? Well, I didn't know about the fruit fly issue. Nobody told me. So now you know.