Pro tip: My cat knocked over a jar and I had to save a batch of kimchi in a hurry

I was about a week into fermenting my first big batch of kimchi when my cat, Mochi, jumped on the counter and sent the whole 2-gallon jar crashing down. The lid popped off and brine went everywhere! I panicked, but I remembered reading that you can sometimes save a ferment if you act fast. I grabbed a clean mixing bowl, scooped up all the cabbage and veggies from the floor (the 5-second rule totally applied here), and packed it into a new jar with extra salt water. It worked! The batch finished fermenting just fine, no weird smells or mold. Has anyone else ever rescued a ferment from a total kitchen disaster?

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finley9394h ago

Feel so bad for you, that sounds like a total nightmare. My dog once almost took out a jar of pickles in a similar way and my heart just stopped. Quick thinking with the extra brine was really smart, I would have just stood there frozen. Honestly, it's a miracle nothing got moldy after being on the floor. You must have moved crazy fast. What did Mochi do after causing all that chaos?

ray_webb68m ago

Wait, you keep extra brine just lying around?