fermenting Container for Fermenting Chilli - Glass or Plastic ?

[Maverick27]

Which is the best container to use for fermenting fresh chillis - Glass or Plastic ?
 
Reason for asking - plastic containers are much cheaper.

 

[karoo]

Glass is always better ,but some people do use food grade plastic if they want to go bigger.
 
Huy Fong Sriracha factory.

 

 

[Walchit]

I asked for easy fermenter lids that go on mason jars for Christmas. And some of those glass weights to hold everything down

 

[Maverick27]

Thanks everyone for the replies.
 
Actually, the main reason for asking the qtn is whether there would be any chemical reaction btwn the Plastic & Brine solution ( during the Fermentation process ) ?

 

[Walchit]

If you use the right plastic then "they" say its ok. I would use glass, but I'm sure we have all ate plenty of bpa and whatever other chemicals. If you use plastic and have good results you could always upgrade to glass.

 

[Crazy Monkey]

Wood
 

 

[SmokenFire]

I have fermented in both glass & plastic.  Food grade plastic is fine imo, as most of my ferments are 3-6 weeks.  For anything I'm planning to let ride longer than that I use glass just in case. 

 

[dragonsfire]

Ceramic crocks are also widely used, depends on how big a batch you want to do. The Asians still use ceramic crocks and are widely available at Asian markets.

 

[ShowMeDaSauce]

This type of ceramic crock is great but they are not cheap either. Look for the ones with a water trough in them.
https://www.amazon.com/Kenley-Fermentation-Crock-Liter-Pounder/dp/B01MCR4D03

 

[ShowMeDaSauce]

Looks like E-Jen has their Amazon store up again. These are awesome from making kraut.
https://www.amazon.com/jen-Kimchi-Container-Probiotic-Fermentation/dp/B00SWBJJQ0?th=1

Round ones too https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Sauerkraut-Container-Probiotic-Fermentation/dp/B07GJSMND1

 

[dragonsfire]

Nice containers, I looked at the Ca version of Amazon and their triple the price LOL 

 

[Pharthan]

Generally speaking I prefer the "better safe than sorry," approach and go with wide-mouth mason jars. If you standardize how you do things, with standard size jars, it makes it easier to swap lids, airlocks, glass-weights, and the like. They might be more expensive than plastic, but I'm also more comfortable boiling the ever-living-hell out of the things to make sure they're sterilized.