We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mason jars are the kitchen stalwart that you can never have too many of. While they're convenient for basic food storage, especially because ...

I've learned a thing or two since writing the FOODday cover story on sauerkraut (Oct. 21). To wit: Kraut cabbage, those beach-ball sized cabbages that show up in farm markets every fall, aren't just ...

Technically speaking, sauerkraut could be made any time of the year, so long as cabbage is available. But the best kraut, to my way of thinking and eating, is always made from just-harvested heads, ...

Wait until late fall to make the best sauerkraut. Cold-weather cabbage contains more natural sugars needed for the fermentation process. Sauerkraut is the result of natural fermentation by bacteria in ...