We plant a large garden every year and it seems we always have an abundance of left over fresh vegetables. So, I am currently into Fermenting Vegetables which requires that the vegetables stay submerged in the brine so not to cause spoilage. These Pickles Pebbles are awesome in keeping my fresh veggies submerged.
These glass fermentation weights have made my hobby of fermenting much easier! I used to use small plastic bags half full of water to help keep my veggies submerged which was time-consuming, costly and didn't work out so well most of the time.
I actually ordered the wrong size Pickle Pebbles for my wide mouth jars. I ordered the smaller ones for the regular canning jars, but these work just as well even being a bit smaller. It saved me from having to return them. Now, I have 2 sets; a set for the wide mouth jars and smaller ones for the regular jars.
They measure approximately 21/4"x1/2"; they are lead free, non porous and safe to use. I can't say enough good things about my new find!

I've had my Pickle Pebbles for over a year now, and I really love these things. I've improvised all kinds of weight systems over the years for things like sauerkraut and fermented whole veggies, but nothing beats a simple, durable glass disk. I've even evolved my procedures since getting them, no longer using additional weights to squeeze juice out of kraut, but just packing it in well, placing the Pickle Pebble, and topping off with brine to let it do it's thing. Simple as can be.

And best of all, after constant use over the course of a year, they're still in great shape. Prior to buying Pickle Pebbles, I had purchased glass fermentation weights from another seller and received a set of relatively thin disks, many of which broke when I pressed them down into the ferment they were intended to weight. I think I still have one floating around, but it has visible cracking and at some point I'll lose a batch when it goes.

Pickle Pebbles are simple to use and they're simple to clean. When a ferment is ready to go into the fridge, I take out the Pickle Pebble and drop it into one of the slots in the silverware basket in my dishwasher. Couldn't be easier to clean. The packaging they arrive in is also durable and high quality, and I'm still storing them in the foam slots in the box I received.

These are a great product and I always recommend them to others who are getting into food fermentation.

These are perfect for pickling in mason jars! I bought these to help with weighing down my veggies when I ferment in wide mouth mason jars. They fit very well at the mouth of the jar with just enough clearance around the outside. Being glass, they are easier to clean than some of the ceramic/porous stone weights I've seen. The only (slight) downside is that you have to fill your mason jar up with veggies to the bottom edge of the shoulder of the jar, at least, to prevent the weight from dropping below to where the jar widens. This is more of a function of the shape of the jar though, and not the pebbles.
Also wanted to say that the customer service is great! One of my four pebbles arrived with a slight chip in it(still usable), and I was debating on contacting customer service. I was planning to do a ferment that weekend, and didn't want to send the whole order back just to replace 1 weight. Before I even had a chance to call (like a day or so after I got them), I got an email from their customer service asking how I like my order, and if I had any issues to let them know. I replied about the chip, and in less than a day they had a replacement on its way out to me. Not only did I not have to send back the whole order or even the chipped weight, but they sent me 2 replacement weights! That is proactive and considerate customer service! I would buy from this vendor again without hesitation!

Good product, and does the job weighing down my fermented foods. If I had it to do over again I would just buy the Plus size ones. I use Fido style (bale top) jars and need to use 2 or 3 smaller sized ones to weigh down the veggies. They even seem a little small for mason jars.

I don't know the cost of material that goes into making these products, but they seem pretty expensive for what they are (glass disks). I guess that is the price of enjoying a hipster approved hobby.

I love making different recipes and flavors of fermented vegetables, and even though I have a (pretty big) fermentation crock, I've found that I really prefer the simplicity of using Mason jars. You can watch the fermentation process, stick the jars straight into the fridge when they're done "fermenting" for storage, and it's easy to wash and reuse the jars over and over. I've tried a couple different ways of trying to weigh down the veggies to keep it under the brine while fermenting, but these pickle pebbles have been just what I'm looking for. My wide-mouth sized ones seem to fit perfectly in the quart-size wide mouth jars, they're thick and heavy enough to hold things under the brine, without being too large and taking up too much room. You do need to leave enough space at the top of the jar so they sit down under the actual mouth, or they can be a bit hard to get out if there isn't enough room to "tip" them to grab an edge and pull out. I also like that they are glass, so they don't absorb smells and can be easily cleaned for the next batch.