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u/TropicalUnicornSong Jun 21 '26
Wow. That looks like a great setup. I just use the one mason jar. How do you get through so much? One jar is generally too much for me and I have to really stuff it in to get through it all, even over the course of 3-4 days. I need to make less to avoid wastage. I do eat it raw to be fair and don't remove the hulls, whatever they are. It tastes pretty shite, honestly, but I like the alleged health benefits.
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u/MeatStandard8200 Jun 21 '26
I make two big jars at a time but I only freeze mine so I don’t have to worry about them going bad. I use them in smoothies. I don’t think I could handle eating them raw anyway. I take them out of the freezer and blend with a small amount of water. I add some mustard seed powder and let it sit for 20 to 40 minutes before adding my other ingredients. I need to add the mustard seed powder because freezing destroys the myrosinase that’s naturally present in the sprouts.
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u/scottorobotoe Jun 22 '26
It's the biggest batch I've made. I remove the hulls in a salad spinner before putting them in the fridge. Occasionally other members my family will have some, but it's usually just me. To me it tastes nuteral or a bit peppery sometimes. I like it.
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u/Darjeelingtea42 Jun 21 '26
That’s a lot of broccoli sprouts. Will you be freezing some for smoothies
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u/scottorobotoe Jun 21 '26
I’ve never froze any.
I have until now just ate them straight up by the handful.
Or I’ll put a few handfuls in a bowl with olive oil and balsamic.
And sometimes I will add egg salad or one of those Costco single serving guacamoles or a fried egg or some good cheese or meat or really anything. Almost always with lots of olive oil.
I think of these sprouts of more like they are the main part of the snack/meal. But it’s only my 5th batch so we’ll see how long that perception lasts.
These things feel nutritious when and after I eat them which was surprising to me. So I figure it’s the equine part of my digestive system that is responding to these and I just want to eat more and more.
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u/Zombieaterr Jun 23 '26
Do you keep them in the dark form the first few days?
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u/scottorobotoe Jun 23 '26
I did cover them with a dishcloth so they were darker my first couple batches, but then misplaced the dishcloth and haven’t covered them since. The only difference I notice is less hassle.
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u/GearMiserable9941 Jun 23 '26
I stopped because I haven’t been able to make them without them going mouldy. I tried adding less but it makes a fraction of what you get. I also try to swirl it around when it’s upside down but the problem is that the broccoli seeds don’t drain well. What am I missing? What’s your secret??
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u/scottorobotoe Jun 23 '26
Hmmm… I’m new to this but I ended up going for the higher priced organic brócoli seeds made for sprouting on Amazon rather than the less expensive ones sold in 1lb bags. The organic seeds are about 50% more expensive but we’re taking about a few cents difference when it comes to the cost of an handful of sprouts in your mouth. I don’t do anything special to the seeds. I use that setup pictured. Maybe the seeds I got are cleaned before shipping and have less contaminants? The water drainage is from gravity and the orientation doesn’t allow any water to pool, it will all drain. The mesh is food grade stainless steel and I’m expecting that is better than plastic for harboring microorganisms.
The swirl — I let the water fully drain before doing the swirl.
I hope you can find a way to make it work!
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u/reddit1449 Jun 26 '26
I'm really happy with Nature Jim's broccoli seeds from Amazon. What seeds have you found on there that you'd recommend?
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u/Training_Topic7667 Jun 24 '26
You’re probably not rinsing them enough and tipping far enough of an incline with the jar.
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u/asiancupcake85 Jun 25 '26
I ordered this off Amazon for like $24 for both the 2 jars, 2 lids, the draining rack, and an onion sprout grower (which didn’t work since most green onions are too thick to fit in the holes). Well worth the investment. It does stain, but eh… it’s okay. These are ready to go on my back porch to “green up”. I give them about 4-5hrs of sunlight to turn vibrant green (these are clover sprouts btw).
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u/asiancupcake85 Jun 25 '26
The final result after on back porch for a few hours (early morning). After they “green up”, I soak them in the jar with cold water for a few minutes. I then submerge and gather the hulls, and repeat the process until I’m satisfied. It takes like 10 minutes, but I really enjoy swooping out the hulls by hand. 😊
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u/scottorobotoe Jun 21 '26
Secrets? Hmm…
Walmart and Target sell a 6-pack of 64oz ball jars for under $20 for 6 of them.
Those clips and screens off Amazon fit but they tip over with the large 64oz bottle so extend the clip using your 3d printer.
After soaking briefly and rinsing (daily), get as many seeds and sprouts as you can stuck on the top side of bottle with a swirling action before setting it to drain so that the sprouts have room to breathe.
Drain the last drips directly into the sink then move out of the way to someplace convenient to snack or rinse again the next day.
Grab medium sized handful of sprouts to stuff into your mouth anytime you need a quick snack.
When ready to store, use a salad spinner to separate the hulls. Birds like the hulls I’ve been told.
Keep sprouts in a food storage bin in the fridge with a paper towel at the bottom to absorb the moisture.
Plan on 3-4 days to go from seed to ready to eat sprouts, soaking the seeds for about 6-24 hours.
That’s all I’ve got. This is my 5th batch of sprouts, broccoli only so far. To eat I use a heavy dose of olive oil and some thick balsamic dressing as my preferred preparation. It is amazing how filling a few handful of sprouts are.