Masontops Bean 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

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!!

These lids are excellent! They drain well, make it easy to put water in the jar, won't rust, and the feet that prop the jar up for draining is really handy - you don't have to use any kind of separate holder so it takes up less room.

These are excellent. Super easy to use, and you can rinse and drain your sprouts easily and quickly. I highly recommend this product!

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.

These lids are working very well. The build quality is excellent. They are so good, I bought a couple more

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.)

I use these to sprout lentils for my chickens! They’re almost a one and done kind of item, meaning that you put your item that you want to sprout in the jar and you never have to take that lid back off until you’re ready to use your sprouts. Broccoli seeds as small as they are do not slip through the holes. You can run water in through the cap daily. The cap is also designed to be raised so when you do your draining the water freely moves out. I feel like they are very durable. I have been using mine for several months now, they’re easy to work with. The size I bought was for the widemouth jars. And my chickens seem to be happy with the outcome of the product !

Great price, fast delivery, and best of all, they work as promised. I would buy them again. Thank you.