Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Hello All: I'm looking for a new sprouter and I'd like to know everyone's opinion about which is the best and where I can find it for the best price. thanks in advance, M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Wellllllllll, I personally don't like sprouters. I found the best sprouter was my unused oven, when I had one (an oven that is). I tried using a sprouter one time but what a pain in you-know-what trying to remember to turn it on; a mess changing the water; and the unreliability of the sprouts actually coming into sprouts. I prefer the jar or the big bowl method. The one I had I bought new at the Raw Festival in San Francisco during it's first year and it was tall with a rotating spigot that twirled when you turned it on to water evenly. Like I said, not worth the $$ or your time. Watch the second hand stores and you can probably get some of those stacking round thingys for really cheap. They are sometimes green and have grooves in the bottom and you can stack them as many high as you want. There's a drain hole in each tray and they water each other after you pour fresh water on the top shelf. Works better than the expensive ones but still not as good as jars and bowls. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Shari: I use a bottle type now but am having problems with mold and rotting. Small seeds work find but larger beans and garbanzos rot. M Shari Viger [shavig] Friday, September 03, 2004 1:34 PM RawSeattle Re: [RawSeattle] Sprouter Wellllllllll, I personally don't like sprouters. I found the best sprouter was my unused oven, when I had one (an oven that is). I tried using a sprouter one time but what a pain in you-know-what trying to remember to turn it on; a mess changing the water; and the unreliability of the sprouts actually coming into sprouts. I prefer the jar or the big bowl method. The one I had I bought new at the Raw Festival in San Francisco during it's first year and it was tall with a rotating spigot that twirled when you turned it on to water evenly. Like I said, not worth the $$ or your time. Watch the second hand stores and you can probably get some of those stacking round thingys for really cheap. They are sometimes green and have grooves in the bottom and you can stack them as many high as you want. There's a drain hole in each tray and they water each other after you pour fresh water on the top shelf. Works better than the expensive ones but still not as good as jars and bowls. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Now I have to ask why you want to sprout beans. Some beans are very nasty to eat raw. IMO beans are not meant to be eaten raw, sprouted or otherwise. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Shari: Mung beans are a standard and I recall reading that many others are good as well. These are secondary, I want to be able to sprout wheat and garbanzos. M Now I have to ask why you want to sprout beans. Some beans are very nasty to eat raw. IMO beans are not meant to be eaten raw, sprouted or otherwise. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 I've sprouted everything in jars. I also sprout buckwheat in a colander set in a bowl. Fill with water to rinse 2x a day, cover with a towel and sprout. Only takes about two days in the summer and then I dehydrate them to make Buckwheaties. I've sprouted garbanzos and mungs in the same method. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Shari: Any idea why I'm having a rotting problem? I notice you only water 2x a day but I watered more than that and I wonder if that's the problem. I thought rinsing more would wash away any unfriendly growth but I now wonder if I was promoting it instead. M I've sprouted everything in jars. I also sprout buckwheat in a colander set in a bowl. Fill with water to rinse 2x a day, cover with a towel and sprout. Only takes about two days in the summer and then I dehydrate them to make Buckwheaties. I've sprouted garbanzos and mungs in the same method. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 why would you not want to sprout beans? what's imo? I thought sprouts of any kind are good. - " Shari Viger " <shavig <RawSeattle > Friday, September 03, 2004 3:46 PM Re: [RawSeattle] Sprouter > Now I have to ask why you want to sprout beans. Some beans are very nasty > to eat raw. IMO beans are not meant to be eaten raw, sprouted or otherwise. > > Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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