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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
this is my favorite book right now. I LOVE the author and how he includes his personal story of surviving AIDS each day and the process of fermentation on a rural homestead farm to the global impacts it has on all of us. I hope my house family understands when I have bubbling vats all over the house! xox to Sandorkraut!
informative
medium-paced
I want to give this 3 stars, because I liked vs. "really liked" it, but it is so inclusive, contains so much information about folk recipes from around the world, and Katz is so enthusiastic, that I felt I had to click on that xtra star. He really shares his process and journey in this book. Katz is considered the godfather of modern fermentation for all he has done to promote it. I take some of what he says with a grain of salt, a kind of super-casual, try-anything attitude, like just scrape off any mold and don't worry about it (it is known that invisible mold tendrils go deep into any food where you can see a bit of mold on the surface). But eating like that has kept him alive, so kudos. I love a walk-your-talk DIY attitude.
Great collection of recipes and tips, but could have done without some of the politics.
A good beginner guide with some interesting recipes. I feel it could have been more thorough and included more ferments.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
I loved and devoured this book. It kicked off my interest in fermenting and was way more accessible and personal than any resource I’d previously seen. I loved the touching poetic connections to life, death, social change, and the author’s own health. Plus the recipes are easy to follow and inspire a love of ferments.
This is my "go to" book for all things related to home fermentation -- pickles, kraut -- you name it. Sandy Katz's voice comes through clearly -- very approachable, knowledgable and easy to understand. I always enjoy reading this book and use it as a reference frequently. Plenty of inspiration and practical information -- I even got copies for my sister, brother and mom!
A short but enthusiastic manual on fermentation. It's got me back making sauerkraut and I'm also keen to have a crack at sourdough bread and yoghurt.
Note: I read the second edition.
This book featured 50 pages of repetition before digressing into political rantings. The author places dangerous activism on a pedestal then calls the person a hero.
The far reaching correlations this author makes further our turbulent racial divide. Then to top all this off, uses terms that feel out of place as if trying to ‘keep relevant’.
Very little of the this was pertinent to the topics at hand and left me with a sour (pun intended) taste in my mouth.
This book featured 50 pages of repetition before digressing into political rantings. The author places dangerous activism on a pedestal then calls the person a hero.
The far reaching correlations this author makes further our turbulent racial divide. Then to top all this off, uses terms that feel out of place as if trying to ‘keep relevant’.
Very little of the this was pertinent to the topics at hand and left me with a sour (pun intended) taste in my mouth.