Customer Reviews

Easy Sprout Sprouter

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The Easy Sprouter is a great vertical sprouter. The seeds or beans go into an inner cup with drainage holes. The inner cup sets in the outer cup which catches any dripping water and still allows air circulation around the inner cup on all sides. Maintaining your growing sprouts (for most seed types) means holding the inner cup under running water for at least thirty seconds, allowing excess water to drain off, and setting the inner cup back in the outer cup. Doing this two or three times a day makes sure that the growing sprouts remain fresh enough to avoid spoiling, moist enough not to dry out, but never remaining in standing water. Most seeds need to be pre-soaked initially, and this step can be managed directly in the Easy Sprouter. There are three lids: two lock into place - one with air holes, one without. The third is domed, but doesn't actually lock onto the cup.

By comparison, sprouting in canning jars requires the jar to be filled and emptied several times with each rinsing, and draining sufficiently is not always easy. The Sprout Master, which is another sprouting tray I love, allows similar rinsing, but the seeds must be soaked in a different container and then transfered to the Sprout Master. The Sprout Master allows the growing plants slightly more light because it has width rather than height, but the difference is slight.

I've mostly used my Easy Sprouter for leafy sprout salad mixes (alfalfa, clover, etc...) These varieties take about a week to grow. With the variety of lids the sprouter it is very flexible. I haven't tried to sprout while traveling, but I'm confident that it would work well. It works for storing your grown sprouts in the fridge as advertised, but I usually take them out of the sprouter and break up the clumps before serving and put any left-overs into a different container. I use my Easy Sprouter nearly constantly, along with my Sprout Master mini trays. I currently have a second Easy Sprouter on order.

I'm new to sprouts and others were right about the directions--they are confusing. I went to the company's website and that helped a little, then I did a google search and found wonderful step-by-step directions on how to grow sprouts. Now that I know what I'm doing, this product is great for growing sprouts! It's really easy and you have all the parts you need right here. If you know how to grow sprouts, buy it! If you don't know how to grow sprouts, buy it and do a google search to learn how!

I've used this to produce batch after batch of great sprouts with no issues. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that the instructions are confusing and contradictory.

This is a very convenient sprout maker, making more than enough for two people to use in salads etc. It's made of lab-grade Nalgene, so maybe it won't leach plasticizers into your food. The inner container has a coarse screen (coarse seeds, like mung beans, use 1/2 C per batch) built into the bottom; just lift it out of the outer container and shake it a few times over the sink to get out ALL THE WATER YOU CAN. The sprouts have never been soggy for me with a little shaking. There are built-in notches to allow the inner container to be suspended in the outer container for extra air-flow. For fine seeds like alfalfa(2 TBS per batch), it has an extra plastic screen to put in the bottom. For VERY fine seeds, I recommend you soak them first before rinsing them the first time. This will swell them enough that they won't go through the fine screen when you rinse. Rinse your sprouts morning and evening every day, and you'll get a crop that can be eaten starting around day 3 depending on what you're sprouting. Buy two sprouters, start one every few days, and you'll always have some sprouts. I alternate fine and large-seeded crops.

From what I've heard and read this is the best sprouter around and so cheap! The capacity is large and includes an insert for very small seeds. The plastic is very durable and easy to clean. No complaints about this product. It comes with a sprouting guide but I used the instructions on [...]m and came out with great quinoa sprouts! Beware: When shaking out the water be sure you use a cover. Once you get to the second or third rinse you start getting a little lax and I've accidentally dumped my second day sprouts TWICE. Trust me, you won't regret it if you use the cover when shaking the water out.

I've been sprouting for 2 years now. I love my Easy Sprout Sprouter.
To get the best sprouts from it...

In a HUMID CLIMATE, leave the LID OFF while sprouts are growing.

In a DRY CLIMATE, leave the LID ON while sprouts are growing.

Delicious, crisp sprouts every time!

I had been searching for a sprouter that would be simple and easy to use, and the Easy Sprout Sprouter is everything I had anticipated and more. So far, I've sprouted grains, nuts, and seeds with incredible ease. It's also great for simply germinating grains or nuts as well. I use it everyday, and I'm going to buy a couple more. It takes up virtually no space and it's great for sprouting or germinating while on the road. I highly recommend this product!

This sprouter is fairly easy to use. The instructions do not clearly describe everything, but I did my best and it worked fine. I don't understand the use for the different lids though. All in all, it works great and the seeds sprout quickly. I am glad I bought it.

The product is good; but good thing I saved on my DVR the episode of "Gardening by the Yard" where a California man explained the procedure for sprouting broccoli sprouts.

This is a great sprouter compared to those grooved 3 tiered wobbly sprouters. You can get delicious fresh sprouts in just days. The biggest complaint is all the parts and how they work and how to place or use them. I was draining them by putting the vented lid on and turning it sideways. Then I discovered I could drain them by lifting out the inner container. The little thingamajigee for small seeds will snap in the bottom of the inside container. The first couple of times I put it in upside down and loose. The instructions stink. It is not clear about which ones you should rinse daily or twice a day. I always rinsed alfafa sprouts twice a day. Somehow the instructions gave the impression you don't have to rinse. And all that business about putting the sprouter into a nylon stocking and spinning it is too funny! Once you get the hang of actually using the thing and all its parts, it makes sense. Ooops! I see I have been using the domed lid upside down too. Oh well, it makes great sprouts anyway you use it. Directions need a huge overhaul. Great Sprouter, but The worst instructions EVER EVER!!