Reddit reviews Kerr Wide Mouth Half-Pint Glass Mason Jars 8-Ounces with Lids and Bands 12-Count per Case (1-Case)

Check out the PF-Tek method. I can't link it b/c I'm at work... but you should google and do a lot of research. Watch a bunch of Youtube tutorials. PF-Tek is the easiest and most reliable (IMO) for a first time grower. If you are interested in supplies, you basically need:

For the substrate:

• 8 oz. wide mouth mason jars
  
• vermiculite (you want fine ground... closer resembling sand as apposed to small rocks)
  
• brown rice flour
  
• Foil
  
• Spore syringes (you can PM /u/seekknowledge and he will hook you up)
  
• Pressure cooker or pot/steamer combo with a lid
  
  For your fruiting chamber:
  
  
• Sterilite container (can be found at home depot)
  
• perlite (found in the gardening section at home depot)
  
  Other:
  
  
• Rubbing alcohol (sterilization)
  
• Rubber gloves (for inoculation)
  
• A drill to drill holes into you fruiting chamber to provide fresh air exchange (FAE)
  
• Food dehydrator for when your little buddies are picked and need to be dried.
  
  And that's about it. There are some luxury items you could also buy like a fan for further providing FAE, or even an air pump to pump fresh air into the container.
  
  I would recommend buying your own items separately. When you buy a whole kit, you are paying for a lot of stuff you may not need and all the supplies are easily available on Amazon or at Home Depot/Lowes.
  
  I'm sure I'm leaving some stuff out, but that will get you started. Just one piece of advice... research, research, research. This isn't a quick turn-around project. It takes months from inoculation until you have dried product. If you skip steps, you may have wasted quite a bit of time.
  
  PM me if you have questions. I'm also somewhat a noob but I've had some successful grows.

good lord, this seems extraordinarily tedious and time consuming in addition to wasting a buttload of packaging. Why not use small ball/mason jars instead like this? These are easily vacu sealed and reusable indefinitely.

when I did the Alton cheesecake, I only cooked it for 90 minutes, which is what most of the SV cheesecake recipes said... but, frankly, it doesn't make much difference, if any.

I'd suggest getting some easier/better jars: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0KUGYU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 just great for a single serving.

This is the jar I was referring to.

http://www.amazon.com/Kerr-Wide-Mouth-Half-Mason/dp/B00A0KUGYU/ref=pd_sbs_k_7

Kerr Wide Mouth Half-Pint Glass Mason Jars 8-Ounces with Lids and Bands 12-Count per Case (1-Case) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0KUGYU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Qj1.BbYK5ZJ5H

These. They're better than the tall half-pint jars.

It’s just extra wide looking, here’s a link to the product:

Kerr Wide Mouth Half-Pint Glass Mason Jars 8-Ounces with Lids and Bands 12-Count per Case (1-Case) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0KUGYU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hU8ZBbVEQJNNF

these are the ones in the tek:

https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Mason-Quilted-Jelly-Bands/dp/B00B80TK2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504708577&sr=8-1&keywords=small+mason+jar

any these will work:

https://www.amazon.com/Kerr-00500-Mouth-Glass-Mason/dp/B00A0KUGYU/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1504708577&sr=8-11&keywords=small+mason+jar


https://www.amazon.com/Nakpunar-Piece-Mason-Glass-Ounce/dp/B00SFOHW5E/ref=sr_1_22?ie=UTF8&qid=1504710737&sr=8-22&keywords=small+mason+jar

https://www.amazon.com/Jarden-Home-Brands-Mouth-Canning/dp/B0000BYD0F/ref=sr_1_62?ie=UTF8&qid=1504710811&sr=8-62&keywords=small+mason+jar

Are you talking about the Ball really really flat ones? I haven't bought those because they are 2x the price of the others. I mean the Kerr half pint wide mouth. They stack great. The only problem is that they are really expensive on Amazon.