potent kraut

When you store sauerkraut in a plastic container - even a glass container with a plastic lid, the plastic takes on the sauerkraut smell, and it is very hard* to subsequently rid the plastic of the odor.

I found a way to avoid the problem, by covering the glass container with a sheet of aluminum foil before putting the lid on. As I don't like to waste foil, I rinsed and reused the same sheet several times for the same purpose.

This last time, I was surprised to notice the plastic lid smelling of sauerkraut after I had washed it. The foil had accumulated several tiny holes in it, from being reused too many times. Even those tiny holes were enough to let the smell get through to the plastic.

*I do not recall having taped the lid to an outside window for a few weeks. It's a good thing I wrote that down; I suppose I'll be doing it again.