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Kitchen Crop Sprouter- 3 Tray | 
 enlarge | Brand: Down To Earth
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $27.19
Buy New: $11.29
You Save: $15.90 (58%)
New (14) Used (2) from $9.99
Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 906
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 6.3 x 6.3
MPN: 0551
Model: VKP1013
UPC: 811957010130
EAN: 0811957010130
ASIN: B000N03EK0
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | The Kitchen Crop Sprouter is the easy way to produce fresh, hight-quality sprouts in your own kitchen | | • | In just 2-4 days enjoy healthful sprouts in soups, salads and sandwiches. | | • | The Kitchen Crop Sprouter makes sprouting fast, easy and fun. |
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Product Description
Kitchen Crop Sprouter- 3 Tray The Kitchen Crop Sprouter is the easy way to produce fresh, hight-quality sprouts in your own kitchen. In just 2-4 days enjoy healthful sprouts in soups, salads and sandwiches. The three trays make it possible to grow up to three different flavors at once. The Kitchen Crop Sprouter makes sprouting fast, easy and fun. Comes with 2oz of Organic Alfalfa Seeds Grow a variety of sprouts in 2-4 days Three growing trays Great for vegetarians Completely reusable & dishwasher safe Includes : 3 x 6" diameter sprouting trays Water reservoir Cover Water collection basin Overall height is 8.25 inches
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 48
 easy compact kitchen-counter garden January 25, 2007
eShirl (Lesser White North)
59 out of 59 found this review helpful
So easy I'm sorry I waited so long to try it! Living in a small apartment for several years, I've missed having an outdoor garden to grow my own vegetables. This is a great alternative for me. Just remember to run water through it twice a day. (My brother recommends 3/4 trayful of water with 1 tablespoon vinegar, followed by 3/4 trayful of plain water (don't forget to empty the bottom water tray), to supress undesired things such as mold; this is working great and the seeds are sprouting fine.) For seeds I'm using "zesty sprouting mix" from NOW foods.
Makes sprouting easy enough that you'll actually do it. June 18, 2009
Amy Finlay (western Massachusetts)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I've had this for years and it works great. It's a big step up from the jar method. Sprouts do not get jostled when rinsed, so they grow neatly in an upward direction. Water drains surprisingly well for perfectly horizontal trays. Just add water to the top 2x day, and empty the accumulation in the bottom as needed.
I rinse it in the morning and before bed. It quickly became a habit for me. Once I start it going, I will just add new sprouts to a tray as I empty it, and I'm never out of sprouts. If I'm wanting an extra amount of sprouts on hand, I'll add a double amount to the newly emptied tray, and then transfer half of it to the next one that becomes empty. This gives the sprouts a head start, and if they're transfered to their final tray within a few days, they'll still grow nicely in an upward direction. I find this is important with alfalfa sprouts, because you don't really want the foliage part to get flopped over once it gets going, or it retains too much water and might require a third rinse per day to guarantee freshness.
One note regarding the flow between levels: sometimes the unit requires tipping towards the little spigots to get the water flow started. One can also do this to drain the few drops of water that remains in the trays if one desires.
It is a good clean sprouter but takes long to sprout December 9, 2009
K. Kishan (Bay Area)
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
I have been looking for a sprouter for over a year, and I bought this one finally. It is a nice equipment - very clean, and easy to get the seeds to sprout. You need to soak the seeds overnight, then drain the water away and put the grains/seeds in the 3 containers. Fill the top container with water and set it on the kitchen counter. It takes about 18 hours atleast for the seeds to start sprouting. I usually start eating them after 24 hours, by which time, they are about 2-3 mm sprouted. To get to the length shown in the picture would probably take 2+ days.
Before I had this, I used to soak the seeds (Indian terms - "moong", "Chana"), drain the water, and tie them very tight in a cotton cloth, cover that bundle in a container so the heat starts the sprouting and put this container in the oven (oven is not turned on, but is warmer than the open kitchen). I got longer sprouts that way, but compared to the effort I go thru now, I can live with the shorter growth.
I would recommend getting this for anyone that loves to eat sprouted grains.
*** Update: The trays are NOT dishwasher safe. I put them in dishwasher and the first 3 or 4 washes were fine, but during the last wash, one of the trays came out warped. I would have given it 3 or 4 stars for this problem, but gave it 5, because it still works perfectly, though not as nice looking on my kitchen counter.
awesome product February 24, 2009
Paul Holtman
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
the most cost effective way to water sprouts, instead of buying some expensive auto-waterer, this only needs you to add water once a day and it does the rest.
Garden of Miracles February 16, 2010
Jahrun Chilam Balam (Transcendental)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased one of these sprouters to include in my provisions for a 4-month bicycle trip from Mexcio to Panama. At first I was a bit concerned about the ruggedness of what seemed like clear brittle plastic. All but one survived to the end, enduring all kinds of stresses. And it performed absolutely great! See the additional product pictures of mung bean sprouts.
Those who gave it lesser reviews either are not keeping it level, are watering too frequently, have it in a place that is too hot or cold, and/or have chaotic kitchen cleanup programs wherein they lose any of the the four identical "little parts". No doubt these people have other problems involving lost and misplaced items. For cleaning the drainage grooves, simply use a toothbrush and some organic citrus based dish soap.
When treating your sprouting operation with the reverence of a garden... which it truly is... it works wonderfully. I now own three sets and use them produce sprouts including: kamut, buckwheat, winter wheat, mung, radish, fenugreek, broccoli, pea, sunflower. My advice is to think about the seeds would like if you were planting them in the soil. Broccoli, radish, mustard and kale and even peas, for instance, like it a bit cool. Sunflowers and basil like it a bit warmer, but you do not want direct sunlight shining on your operation for long.
Do not use municipal water. Always use the purest water you can obtain, filtered in glass. Mineral water from a well free from agricultural and other run-offs is good too. Give the sprouts the best you can offer and they will return the favor.
Happy sprouting!
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