Viscodiscs make canning, jarring and fermenting easier. Ensure your fruit and vegetables always stay under the brine and improve the shelf life of your preserved foods. No more spoilage/waste.
Manufactured to an ISO 22 000 standard in an ISO 22 000 certified factory, ViscoDisc is a stable FDA approved HDPE diaphragm, is re-useable and recyclable. Lab tests have verified that “There has been no leaching of harmful chemicals into the product (fermenting in the jar).” BPA Free, FDA Approved, Dishwasher Safe and Recyclable.
Viscodiscs were primarily invented for the canned food industry. They were designed to be inserted/locked in the neck of mason jars.
We have found that the viscodiscs also work very well with other types of fermenting jars if wedged underneath the neck of the fermenting jar or combined with a glass weigh to hold veggies under the brine ie laid flat with glass weight on top.
Viscodiscs come in three sizes :
Regular-mouth to fit a regular mouth mason jar ie 60mm inner and 70mm outer diameter (92 x 92 mms laid flat)
Wide-mouth to fit a wide mouth mason jar ie 76mm inner and 86mms outer diameter (105 x 105mms laid flat)
82mms size to fit jar with outer diameter of 82mms (90 x 90 MMS laid flat). Also fits jar with 89mms mouth
In summary:
Very simple to push into your jar. If used as designed to be used (ie locked in place in the neck of a mason jar) the jar has to be filled to the proper height for the Viscodisc to work properly.
Otherwise it can be pushed further down into the jar, wedged underneath the neck of the jar or used together with a glass weight (laid flat with glass weight on top) to keep vegetables submerged under the brine.
If using with fido jars ie laid flat under neck of jar we recommend using the regular mouth viscodisc for fido jars up to and including 1.5 litre. For 2 litre jars upwards the wide mouth viscodisc would be a better choice.
Use the Viscodisc as a strainer when serving your pickled or fermented vegetables.
