tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post1724455029038640816..comments2024-03-18T23:06:30.250-07:00Comments on Anna's Cool Finds: Anna Haighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-36446620654934880802013-07-03T09:21:07.406-07:002013-07-03T09:21:07.406-07:00I bought mine at Soko Hardware in San Francisco...I bought mine at Soko Hardware in San Francisco's Japantown. Amazon also carries these: http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Pickle-Tsukemono-Press-546-281/dp/B0006MM4R4Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-25061182041756433582013-07-03T09:08:12.516-07:002013-07-03T09:08:12.516-07:00Where do I get one of these presses? I want one. I...Where do I get one of these presses? I want one. I love tsukemono and want to make some. DeannaReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823227146285706480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-42465971433839808732011-08-15T17:53:40.990-07:002011-08-15T17:53:40.990-07:00no vinegar and no water - the salt draws out the w...no vinegar and no water - the salt draws out the water in the cucumbers.Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-15785229807130252992011-07-09T09:17:11.015-07:002011-07-09T09:17:11.015-07:00do you add any vinegar or water to the recipe? con...do you add any vinegar or water to the recipe? confused....Wendy Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12439126821010099203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-66989542821274231682009-11-16T13:11:27.295-08:002009-11-16T13:11:27.295-08:00pwillia on salted pickles - you may indeed use a p...pwillia on salted pickles - you may indeed use a press of some sort to pickle or 'break down' the cabbage or sliced cucumbers. This brining process allows for a pickling to occur. After 4 hrs or overnight, the salting is complete and product may be rinsed or used as is .. be wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-9693407525478357332007-12-14T12:14:00.000-08:002007-12-14T12:14:00.000-08:00I don't get it - what does the pressure do to make...I don't get it - what does the pressure do to make the pickles? Do you place them on end or on their sides? As you can tell, I have almost on Japanese blood in me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-66216712928765030622007-12-13T13:44:00.000-08:002007-12-13T13:44:00.000-08:00My mom made kimchi once at home and had to find th...My mom made kimchi once at home and had to find things to weigh down the<BR/>cabbage leaves after salting them. I think the burying part comes after the<BR/>salting and squeezing water from it (that's where I'd use that handy press).dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255384036992381006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-67678943079238919752007-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:002007-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:00To the extent that the kimchi needs to have a weig...To the extent that the kimchi needs to have a weight pressing on it I would suppose yes, but I've never made kimchi. I believe it is buried in earthenware jars as part of the process, so I'm not sure how suitable this would be for that process.Anna Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01322505190424736466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687372.post-20628616484687988982007-12-13T12:08:00.000-08:002007-12-13T12:08:00.000-08:00Do you think I could use something like this to ma...Do you think I could use something like this to make a small batch of kimchi?dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255384036992381006noreply@blogger.com