MasontopsBean Screen Plastic Mason Jar Sprouting Lids Mason Jar Sprouting Kit – For Growing Broccoli Seeds, Alfalfa, Mung Bean Sprouts – Wide Mouth Seed Sprouting Jar Lids Sprouting Kit Mason Jar

Amazing tool for growing sprouts of all sizes.Easy to use and easy to clean, cheap for its quantity and quality.

These are fantastic. Makes sprouting the sprouts so quick and easy. Now I can keep fresh sprouts going and feed my family even healthier meals.

These are so cool! I read a LOT of product reviews for different sprouting kits on Amazon before finding them. They’re so easy to use. I do tip them at an angle in a bowl to drain instead of placing them flat on the “legs” of the lid, but you could also just lean them up against something (I suspect there would be adequate air flow if set on the legs, but I read something about angling the jar being important. I might test that in future batches.)I placed one tablespoon of salad sprout blend seeds (Natural Roots, also on Amazon) in a jar on Sunday, soaked them overnight, then rinsed and drained through Monday, and I had baby sprouts by Tuesday morning!I had no problems with the lid fit as some reviews mention. I like that I don’t have to worry about metal parts rusting. The holes are small enough to keep all my seeds of differing sizes in the jar, and the recessed center allows water to flow in easily for each rinsing. These are definitely worth the cost (they’ll pay for themselves after just a few batches) and in the end, I was really glad I didn’t spend more!!

I sprout seeds (mostly lentils and broccoli) every day for my morning stir fry, so I wanted to use something better on my mason jars. I thought I would give these a try, and I love them. Two came in the box, so I can have two jars going at different stages at a time. They work great, although I haven't tried them on very tiny seeds; the broccoli seeds are the smallest I generally use. Water goes through the lid easily to give the seeds their daily flush/bath and the drains out just as easily. The lids have straight edges so when I rest the jars on their sides, they stay in the orientation I place them, which is a boon when sprouting seeds. The lids make everything so much easier.I just scoop a few tablespoons of seeds into a jar, cover the seeds with water, screw on a lid and let it sit overnight. Then I dump out the water through the lid, add more water and swish it around, drain the water through the lid, then shake the jar a little to distribute the seeds and lay the bottle on its side. Then it is just a matter of adding more water each morning, swishing it around, draining it through the lid, giving it a little shake to distribute the seeds and putting the jar back down on its side. In a couple of days, I have a fresh batch of sprouts.The lids are easy to clean between batches, and I have not had a problem with sprouts entwined in the mesh like I did with some of the older lids/methods I tried. I love these lids.

Great for decanting your water kefir, easy to screw on and pour the liquid without any spills. Also great for sprouting. The tabs help elevate the sprouts to keep them from swimming in water.I deducted a star because I wish the lids were 100% silicone instead of plastic, but the product works really well.

This is my 3rd order - I give them to friends wanting to sprout. These lids are easy to clean, they fit jars well, they fill and drain well, they're sturdy. Highly recommend.

Wasn't sure these were going to work for me. My area has chlorinated and extremely hard water, which is supposed to be bad for sprouting. Gave it a try anyway. Bought these after reading quite a few complaints about rusting "stainless steel" jar covers. These cost more, but the inverted spout really makes filling easy. Point a faucet stream at the flat surface on the lid and you'll see the water basically roll off, but aim it at the inverted spout and you won't lose a drop. The faceted lid helps with gripping the lid when it comes time to take it off, but isn't really necessary to keep jars from rolling. My Ball jars are already kind of squarish so they won't roll.I really like mung bean sprouts, but not the fairly high price at the Asian markets. For my first try, I used sprouting-grade mung beans sold by Food for Life; you can find their product here on Amazon or on their own website for a slightly lower price. Filled a 32oz Mason jar with about 20% seed by volume since some sources say they will grow to 5x their original volume. Soaked them overnight for 12 hours even though the instructions say 6-8 hours. Many other sources say up to 12, so there's probably no harm in the longer soak. Didn't see much 12 hours after the soak and thought this experiment was a failure. The beans were still hard and there was barely any sign of a root. Continued the procedure of rinsing and draining every 12 hours anyway. Two days after the soak, there were 1/4" roots by the time I woke up and 1/2" by the time I went to bed, with the jar half full. The hulls had split on most of the beans. By day 3, roots were about 1" long and the beans had almost completely filled the jar. Day 4, they were ready to eat, and I replaced the Bean Screen with the original Mason jar lid for storage in the fridge. Unfortunately, thin roots. I miss the thick ones in commercially grown sprouts, but you can't get those with jar sprouting. You would need to put some weight on top of the sprouts as they grow, convincing them that they're underground and need to grow thicker and stronger to punch through to the surface. Can't do that with jars. There were a few beans that hadn't sprouted and were still a little hard. I decided to swish the sprouts around in a bowl of water before use. The unsprouted seeds just sank to the bottom and were easy to dispose of.No problems with mold or spoilage. Masontops gives you a link to a PDF with more detailed instructions, so follow those instructions. Don't leave the jar upside down. They specifically tell you to put the jar on its side after draining for a few minutes so the holes are clear to maintain air circulation. Don't expose the jar of sprouts to direct sunlight, which is too hot and dries them out too much. Sunlight can also make mung bean sprouts bitter. Google additional growing directions for the specific kind of seed you're sprouting. Again, no mold yet, but if I do get some, I'll just use a teaspoon of chlorine bleach in a pint of water and soak the lid and gasket separately in it for 30 minutes or so. Bleach dissolves organic materials including mold, and it's safe if you let it completely dry afterwards. Sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in household bleach like Clorox, breaks down into oxygen and sodium chloride – common table salt – when it dries. (2NaOCl -> 2NaCl + O2, as chemistry geeks would tell you.)

Works as expected, very well designed and excellent quality!