Pickle Pipe Fermentation Airlocks

I used to weigh my veggies down in the jar with a plastic bag filled with water. The water filled bag would seal the jar -sort of. The jar would have to be placed in a tray because as the fermentation progressed, water would bubble up and leak out of the top of the jar. Sometimes this was a successful method, sometimes not. Contamination or early spoilage sometimes happened. On a whim, I bought a Masontops jar, silicone lid with air lock feature, tough plastic ring, and heavy glass weight. It just seemed like a better and safer method. I was a little disappointed that the jar was not a quart, but I made the curry kraut recipe on the masontops website exactly as written, and it turned out perfectly to fit the jar. I was fired up to do more fermentation, so I ordered a set of silicone tops, rings, and pebble weights ( I have quart canning jars). The silicone lids let gas escape without letting airborne contaminants in. The setup also doesn’t leak out the jar, so there’s no mess. I’m sold on Masontops for fermentation and inspired to keep experimenting.