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In the top photo the onggis have a vented clear top to let in the sunlight. In the bottom photo the tops are merely inverted crock bowls. So even the Koreans have different schools of proper Kim Chee making. I am going to side with the sunlight people. How about you? If it tastes good, just feed me...

Yes, I was lucky. I went to Boy Scout camp and church camp. We cooked our own food at the Boy Scout camp and slept in tents. There was a small lake, and we had canoes. It was a lot of fun. Church camp was just the opposite in that there were girls there. We slept in dormitories and ate meals in a pr...

dwest wrote:Why use a crock when a big barrel will do?

The electromagnetic radiation from the power line corona will speed up the fermentation process, I'll bet.

If I remember correctly, Korean Kim Chee is made in large crocks without an air lock. http://www.lovethatkimchi.com/Kimchi_Pots/kimchi_pot2.jpg http://www.lovethatkimchi.com/Kimchi_Pots/Adam_Field_Pottery/kimchipot7.gif Yeah, they're called onggi. Here are a couple of pics showing different types o...

I've used mine for about 5 batches now without any sealing ring with no problems at all,FWIW. The purpose of the plastic air lock is to let fermenting gas escape from the jar. Ideally, you want the lid to be sealed to the jar so that air won't come into the jar, just like any canning operation. I s...

Padauk isn't a good flute wood, it has to be heavily treated due to its porousness. Anyway, we'll see what happens...if he really keeps those low prices and the flutes prove to be good his instruments might be a good alternative for people in europe wanting inexpensive wooden flutes. Even those pak...

Thanks for the instruction links and other good suggestions. My mother used to can with glass dome lids and the rubber seals, but it is harder to get a good seal when you press down from the top of the jar with the steel spring clamp. She had several canning failures (spoiled contents) from leaking ...

From a maker's perspective, I wonder how he can make them, including a wooden case, for 150 euros. In the article it says he needs about 20 hours for a flute, so 150€ / 20 is an hourly wage of 7.50€ and materials and tooling haven't been paid yet... 'Tim Adams Irish Flutes will be priced strategica...

I received the ebay jar lid and plastic air-lock, and I am a little upset that the plastic lid doesn't have any kind of a seal ring, so, naturally, it doesn't pass the suck test. I just got the idea of making a seal ring from a used pair of rubber gloves. I wonder if there are any sourkraut and Kim ...

At 40 degrees latitude we also have many plants blooming in our yard, including roses, lilies, geraniums, oak leaf hydrangeas, hibiscus, and many others. My bed of elephant ears have leafed out and are doing fine. Our tomato plants have a lot of green tomatoes on them. After an early Spring we are n...

There is a flutomat calculator for 8-hole flutes. The link to it is at the top of the 6-hole calculator. Try using 7/16" vent holes. There should be no problem making a good playing flute from the numbers given by the flutomat calculator.

Don't spend a lot of time on the net. It's better to play music than to talk about it. It is much more rewarding to play music than to engage in idle chit-chat. Come here, ask your question, make your point, and leave. It's about playing the flute, not talking about it. David and I have a lot in co...

Just a thought. Your Tipple, while an excellent flute, has rather large holes. Even with a middle joint, and the ability to offset these holes, the larger hole sizing can contribute to slowing you down as you seek a solid seal with your fingers. Try a small holed Rudall type of flute. This may give...

I don't have a range hood. We don't do icky splattery greasy meaty things. I wish that our range hood vented to the outside. Instead, I have to go outside when my wife decides that she is going to fry up two pounds of sausage at one time. She is on an Adkins diet, and meat protein seems to be the e...

Martin, I think the quena head sounds great on the silver flute.