ElementiGlass Fermentation Weight Set of 4 - Easy Grip Fermenting Weights, Perfect Fit for Wide Mouth Mason Jars, Durable Soda-Lime Glass for Sauerkraut, Kimchi & More - Pickling & Canning Weights

This is the third set of weights that i am trying. The first brand i tried had the recessed button that is too slippery to work. The second brand i tried had an exposed rectangular knob thing to grab. But, since that company does not tape their product boxes all four fell put into the shipping box and bounced around and all four were chipped. So i tried this brand. These are the best of the three. The recessed knobs on these are mushroom shaped so you can actually grab them to remove them from a jar. Also, they are packed securely so that each on sits in its own cushioned space and protected. I highly recommend this brand!!!

Love these they work great

Use them all the time, great for fermenting cabbage.

Exactly what I wanted and expected.

I was disappointed that these wouldn’t work with my wide mouth Ball brand jars. I thought maybe I just had a bad batch of jars because my mother lent me some of her old style Ball jars and they worked fine. So I went and purchased more Ball jars and they still didn’t fit. I reached out to customer service and they were wonderful. They even sent me more weights to see if I just got a bad batch and they still didn’t fit. This company is awesome and prompt in their communications. The weights work perfectly in the old style of jars. This is just a warning to check your jars before ordering. The new style won’t work. The old style works great. I have not tried any other brand than Ball. I think this is more of an error on Ball because canning lids don’t even fit on their jars the same. They are loose.

Excellent

All 4 fit in my gallon jar for sauerkraut. They are pretty. Have better grip handles than others I’ve seen. Excited to use!

Bought these for my hot sauce fermentation… I have not done about 12 jars worth. Some with and some without.These lids and the system I’m using draws the air out of the jar, which causes the space between the particles to increase and… if your are like me, you fill your jars within 1.5 -2 inches from the top, when fermenting starts… liquid will overflow… thus the plates in the picture… and the large jar, note the height of the pepper mash after pumping. This overflowed on my counter.These hold down the particles and encourage the gas to work its way to the top. I say encourage, because I still get gas trapped below and that’s okay too.A friend saw these on my counter and gave me a hard time… sure, you could go find some very smooth stones and sanitize them, or be thrifty some other way, but these are glass, they are a breeze to clean and sanitize… there is little to no chance of contamination on the smooth surface if they are washed/cleaned even in the simplest way. So… almost a no brainer.Are they a must have? No…. But I’m glad I did!