Ranked #1

22: Bread and Sourdough
22: Bread and Sourdough
This week we discuss bread and sourdough through the eyes of the beginning bread baker. A little bit of history, a littl... Read more
13 May 2013
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55mins
Ranked #2

68: Genetics of Yeast
68: Genetics of Yeast
This week we discuss the DNA sequencing of brewing yeast and the impact this could have on the industry and fermentation... Read more
3 Jun 2014
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37mins
Ranked #3

64: Exploding Cans of Fish
64: Exploding Cans of Fish
This week we talk about the recent Surstromming incident in Sweden, a beer brewing C02 digester, arsenic in rice bran us... Read more
6 May 2014
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45mins
Ranked #4

96: Condiment Conduits
96: Condiment Conduits
This week we follow up on exploding ferments, talk fermentation illustration, and discuss fermented condiments as a cond... Read more
10 Sep 2015
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32mins
Ranked #5

92: Cultured Foods for Your Kitchen
92: Cultured Foods for Your Kitchen
This week Leda Scheintaub talks about her new fermented food cookbook as well as her new South Indian food truck called ... Read more
5 Dec 2014
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26mins
Ranked #6

70: Cheese Safe For Now
70: Cheese Safe For Now
This week we discuss the recent concerns surrounding the FDA, cheese, and aging on wood. While things have settled for t... Read more
17 Jun 2014
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32mins
Ranked #7

63: NessAlla Kombucha
63: NessAlla Kombucha
This week we are joined by two wonderful commercial fermenters located in Madison, Wisconsin: Vanessa and Alla of NessAl... Read more
29 Apr 2014
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42mins
Ranked #8

28: Microbiologist Benjamin Wolfe Talks Cheese Rinds
28: Microbiologist Benjamin Wolfe Talks Cheese Rinds
This week’s guest is Harvard microbiologist Benjamin Wolfe. Our conversation enters the world of cheese rinds and the fa... Read more
24 Jun 2013
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51mins
Ranked #9

93: Researching Fermentation
93: Researching Fermentation
This week’s special guest is Geoffrey Tolle. We talk research and science. We also talk about Geoffrey’s latest fermenta... Read more
12 Dec 2014
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46mins
Ranked #10

87: New Fermented Vegetables Cookbook
87: New Fermented Vegetables Cookbook
Branden is joined by the authors of Fermented Vegetables. Kirsten and Christopher Shockey have been fermenting at home, ... Read more
24 Oct 2014
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39mins
Ranked #11

27: Amanda Feifer of Phickle.com
27: Amanda Feifer of Phickle.com
Special Guest Amanda Feifer of Phickle.com discusses fermentation. Amanda shares her kimchi eating habits, original ferm... Read more
17 Jun 2013
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #12

26: Fermented Pairings and Cavity-Free Cheese
26: Fermented Pairings and Cavity-Free Cheese
This week is a smorgasbord of fermented food topics and related happenings in the world of fermentation. Fermented food ... Read more
10 Jun 2013
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47mins
Ranked #13

85: To Starter or Not to Starter
85: To Starter or Not to Starter
Why would anyone want to use starter cultures when fermenting vegetables? Branden is joined by fellow fermenter, Jason S... Read more
3 Oct 2014
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56mins
Ranked #14

65: FARMcurious & Nicole Easterday
65: FARMcurious & Nicole Easterday
This week we are joined by special guest Nicole Easterday, founder of FARMcurious and creator of the FARMcurious Ferment... Read more
13 May 2014
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28mins
Ranked #15

60: It's Roqueforti Sexy Time!
60: It's Roqueforti Sexy Time!
This we talk the discovery of blue cheese mold’s sexual potential, sourdough, carbonation, and plenty of follow-up. Show... Read more
8 Apr 2014
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51mins
Ranked #16

62: Koumis or Kumis?
62: Koumis or Kumis?
This week we talk culture, history, and the naming of foods. Show notes: [How to build a Temp Controller with... Read more
22 Apr 2014
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41mins
Ranked #17

86: Weeds and Fermentation
86: Weeds and Fermentation
Edible weeds are a free resource ready for the picking and the pickling. Branden is joined by Katrina Blair, the author ... Read more
17 Oct 2014
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36mins
Ranked #18

91: Firefly Kitchens
91: Firefly Kitchens
The founders of Firefly Kitchens have a new fermented vegetable cookbook. Julie O’Brien and Richard J. Climenhage talk r... Read more
21 Nov 2014
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35mins
Ranked #19

84: Sandor's Cabin and Nukadoko
84: Sandor's Cabin and Nukadoko
Branden is enthusiastic about hopefully some day visiting the most fermented cabin in Tennessee. Danijela just wants a c... Read more
26 Sep 2014
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36mins
Ranked #20

83: Kahm and Kimchi Fries
83: Kahm and Kimchi Fries
This week Branden talks about a new university fermentation program, kahn yeast, loaded kimchi fries, and a dramatic kim... Read more
19 Sep 2014
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12mins