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Fermentation Jar

$160.00
$160.00
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Sarah Kersten Studio for Gestura.   

Earlier this year we approached Sarah and her team with the hope of creating a new glaze for her beloved fermentation jars. They’ve since spent several months formulating a custom glaze for us. I was looking for the glaze to capture a very specific feeling…

I was fresh off a trip to Japan. I had seen several gorgeous jars that captured my attention. They had dark glazes dotted with these sort of light bursts. I had taken photos and showed Sarah some of them. She explained that the light bursts were chemical reactions that typically happened inside traditional wood-fired kilns - fascinating! So, I asked her if she’d be interested in trying to recreate this phenomenon for Gestura. Several months later we have these jars, each with a unique glaze, no one the same. Happy to offer them to you now in very limited quantities. 

Each jar comes with a set of stoneware weights for fermentation.

Form

"Each full jar yields approximately 2 quarts. Crafted with a water-lock seal, an ancient design that allows for an oxygen-free environment— the gold standard of fermentation. To use, prepare and pack vegetables inside the jar, put the lid in place, then fill the channel at the jar’s mouth with water. Once the lid is sealed, fermentation begins, creating CO2, which in turn pushes oxygen out of the seal and maintains an oxygen-free ferment. "

Origin

Oakland, California

Material

Ceramic / Stoneware

Height

7 inches

Volume

2 Quarts

Cleaning

Hand-wash only, please.