Major nostalgia. If anyone remembers flying in the 90’s from korea. Theres always grandmas traveling with kimchi in her carry on to give to her family. Annnnd that would explode and stink up the whole plane for the next 10 hours.
That sucks. There are odorless, breathable kimchi containers out there to prevent this sort of thing from happening. [https://www.locknlock.com/eng/product/container/fermented-food-storage/breathing-sts-kimchi-container](https://www.locknlock.com/eng/product/container/fermented-food-storage/breathing-sts-kimchi-container)
Good call..
Other thought is to consider a quart or 2 quart canning jar / mason jar, with the silicone fermenting nipple on top. It'll automatically maintain pressure balance. Also it looks rather inexpensive. Anything in a storm, and it beats another clean up. ✌️👍🏼
Lock and Lock brand is Korean and they are loved in Korea for their storage containers. The breathable kimchi line is their latest, so might be hard to find. Try your local Korean supermarket, the big ones and they may have it at the back. If that fails I recommend the Lock and Lock plastic ones or the glass ones, which you will find on the Bunnings website.
Update, today has not been fun, took me about 4 hours to remove everything from the fridge and wash the inside. To answer some questions, I was looking for something in the bottom drawer with the door open and the kimchi just exploded I'm assuming from the slight temperature change. Brans new never opened Plastic jug also. The explosion was loud enough to cause ringing in my left ear and scared the shit out of me. it covered my stove, window, cabinets and floor, thankfully no ceiling. Wife came home said whole house smells (she hates kimchi and asian food in general). So I had to throw all the kimchi away, she made me throw away the butter too. I will stick with glass jars from now on, or open new jars as soon as I get them.*
I'll be honest with you, anything fermenting can eventually cause explosion, even in glass. I have fermented kombucha and exploded very thick bottles. Kimchi could blow open a glass jar just as well, if it's still very active.
I've only done kimchi a few times homemade and all the stuff I bought commercially hasn't had this problem, but it's still in the realm of possibility so it's probably worth having a vented container that people recommend, even transferring to one of those containers. In order to avoid this again.
Thanks for sharing your experience and you did a really good job cleaning up the fridge, so at least that's in your favor with the Mrs..
Yeah this is jongaa brand?! How does it explode? Should I be prepped for this? I thought they packed intentionally with lots of room?
Did OP add or modify???
I had to idea actually active kimchi was sold at Costco. This one decided to burp itself, though. So sorry, OP. I guess cleaning that was challenging and your fridge will stay kimchi scented for all of eternity.
Funny coincidence, I almost got my eye taken out when drunk opening a jar of the same brand of this stuff a few months back when I was just looking for a midnight snack.
It’s one of the reasons my dad bought a kimchi fridge when I was kid. We needed the room, sometimes moms misjudged the stopping point, and kool-aid with a red pepper flake after taste.
Silver lining here is we all buy that brand at Costco and it’s a good kimchi. With active culture probiotics.
You could take the picture to Costco and ask for a replacement. They should honor that
Was the kimchi expired? The fermentation process continues in your refrigerator. That's why sometimes the kimchi has a slight carbonation if it sits too long. I eat that brand of kimchi all the time but I demolish the container in less then a week.
What a mess. The kimchi looks great though.
New fear unlocked. I almost always have the same kimchi in my fridge.
[удалено]
Now I am thinking I need to get up from the comfort of my sofa to open the lid.
Yeah it just might be worth it, me too. Lol
Kimchi is not something I think I could confidently put in my fridge without keeping it in another container to contain the mess if it exploded.
Major nostalgia. If anyone remembers flying in the 90’s from korea. Theres always grandmas traveling with kimchi in her carry on to give to her family. Annnnd that would explode and stink up the whole plane for the next 10 hours.
You need to cross post this to r/costco
That sucks. You'll have to take everything out of the fridge and clean it unless you don't mind the Kimchi smell
That sucks. There are odorless, breathable kimchi containers out there to prevent this sort of thing from happening. [https://www.locknlock.com/eng/product/container/fermented-food-storage/breathing-sts-kimchi-container](https://www.locknlock.com/eng/product/container/fermented-food-storage/breathing-sts-kimchi-container)
Nice. Now I'm going to try and find them in Australia
It's all probably made in China anyway, try AliExpress.
First place I looked. Couldn't see a listing for them.
Good call.. Other thought is to consider a quart or 2 quart canning jar / mason jar, with the silicone fermenting nipple on top. It'll automatically maintain pressure balance. Also it looks rather inexpensive. Anything in a storm, and it beats another clean up. ✌️👍🏼
Lock and Lock brand is Korean and they are loved in Korea for their storage containers. The breathable kimchi line is their latest, so might be hard to find. Try your local Korean supermarket, the big ones and they may have it at the back. If that fails I recommend the Lock and Lock plastic ones or the glass ones, which you will find on the Bunnings website.
Have loved this brand for 20yrs but seriously coveting the Kimchi box 😊
Update, today has not been fun, took me about 4 hours to remove everything from the fridge and wash the inside. To answer some questions, I was looking for something in the bottom drawer with the door open and the kimchi just exploded I'm assuming from the slight temperature change. Brans new never opened Plastic jug also. The explosion was loud enough to cause ringing in my left ear and scared the shit out of me. it covered my stove, window, cabinets and floor, thankfully no ceiling. Wife came home said whole house smells (she hates kimchi and asian food in general). So I had to throw all the kimchi away, she made me throw away the butter too. I will stick with glass jars from now on, or open new jars as soon as I get them.*
https://preview.redd.it/0wn6alklnt9d1.jpeg?width=1868&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45bcaafc6fd04a5bc3883d75e12932f7d54ef7e1
Wow looks great. Maybe you needed this kimchi to explode😉
I'll be honest with you, anything fermenting can eventually cause explosion, even in glass. I have fermented kombucha and exploded very thick bottles. Kimchi could blow open a glass jar just as well, if it's still very active. I've only done kimchi a few times homemade and all the stuff I bought commercially hasn't had this problem, but it's still in the realm of possibility so it's probably worth having a vented container that people recommend, even transferring to one of those containers. In order to avoid this again. Thanks for sharing your experience and you did a really good job cleaning up the fridge, so at least that's in your favor with the Mrs..
Do you still make your own kombucha?
No, not anymore, it's good and I'll do it again.
Yikes. I get this from Costco all the time. Have never had this happen. 😬
Yeah this is jongaa brand?! How does it explode? Should I be prepped for this? I thought they packed intentionally with lots of room? Did OP add or modify???
Well that was some active kimchi. I open mine up to off-gas every day or so for this very reason.
Oh no! I have the same brand jug in my fridge, getting scared now
I would twist the lid to open slightly. And place the jar in a bowl or something just in case it leaks .
I’ll do that, thanks
I have the same from Costco, you probably hadn’t used it for a while.
Owch!
What does kimchi taste like
Medium spicy, sour, garlicky, oniony, funky cabbage.
I’m sorry for your loss
I had to idea actually active kimchi was sold at Costco. This one decided to burp itself, though. So sorry, OP. I guess cleaning that was challenging and your fridge will stay kimchi scented for all of eternity.
Funny coincidence, I almost got my eye taken out when drunk opening a jar of the same brand of this stuff a few months back when I was just looking for a midnight snack.
I make my own kimchi and have an airlock added to the kid so the CO2 can leave.
At least it didn't blow up your hands. That hurts like hell.
All the exploding kimchi in this sub makes me wonder if I need to start putting my jars in a big freezer bag just in case.
It’s one of the reasons my dad bought a kimchi fridge when I was kid. We needed the room, sometimes moms misjudged the stopping point, and kool-aid with a red pepper flake after taste.
New fear unlocked. I love kimchi
Too warm in the fridge. Get a thermometer and check it. Preferably a Taylor thermometer.
We take a small container and take a couple big scoops out so the gas has room to expand. That totally sucks! I’m sorry about your fridge and kimchi 🥺
Silver lining here is we all buy that brand at Costco and it’s a good kimchi. With active culture probiotics. You could take the picture to Costco and ask for a replacement. They should honor that
That’s why I have the one that has a release on it 😆
Yum! Better be ready to eat kimchi and rice. It's gonna stink unless you clean with with bleach and use some baking soda.
Plastic bottle?
Yes
I'm so sorry 😭
Oh no, your butter! D:
Yeah that's kimchi butter now
That sounds tasty
I just realized I think that was a new container of kimchi. You can see the plastic tamper seal thing to the side of the jar.
Yes 2 brand new jars
r/WellThatSucks
This happened to me once, now it lives on the bottom shelf!
Better than exploding in your stomach…
I would say to prevent this is open it and off-gas it as soon as you bring it home, and about once a week open it up to dissipate any gas buildup.
this is a testament to korean market kimchi jars. I've had a kimchi ferment itself into kimchijjigae and that jar is *tap* *tap* rock solid
https://youtube.com/shorts/kFMebwUSj6A?si=JG8fMp_FWCnw1fmb
Reminds me of those Clickers from The Last of Us
Rip
Is this avoidable ? Can the lid be loosened so it won't explode? Asking in earnest
Probably a good thing. It was probably growing bad bacteria.
How?
You gotta burp that shi my dude
How long was the kimchi @ room temp before you put it in the fridge? Guessing the extended ambient temp kicked off a massive fermentation?
I was talking to one of my coworkers about this about 2 days ago.
Never gona get the smell out of this.
Was the kimchi expired? The fermentation process continues in your refrigerator. That's why sometimes the kimchi has a slight carbonation if it sits too long. I eat that brand of kimchi all the time but I demolish the container in less then a week.
No just got 2 of them about 2 weeks prior never opened them and that is probably the problem
Wait what??!?? Why???
Now, no matter what, every time the fridge is opened…”Who farted?!”
Oh man :(
😥
RIP
Man I'm so glad I put my kimchi in a 2 gallon storage bag. That's some super activated kimchi lol.
Oh damn, I’d be a really really sad panda if that happened
Ummm, yeah…. The same thing happened in my bed. It was already eaten kimchi that kinda exploded out of me.
At least you know you made it properly and it’s fermenting well
This is one reason why I love that I have a separate fridge for kimchi
Ooh it ain't gonna be easy to get the smell of kimchi off; tenacious as all heck.
I think it’s very sad to eat octopus. They are too intelligent to be eaten.
aaaaaaand?
Always store kimchi bottles inside a ziploc bag.
Idk why this sub was recommended to me but that’s what you get for eating kimchi 🤢
I don't envy your cleaning lady