I started my faux nuka pot just over a week ago. See details here Each day after work, I take the gallon jug of water out of the bucket, then use a fork to pry up the plate that I'm using as a cover. And

Nukazuke are a class of Japanese pickles that have been fermented in damp, cultured rice bran. They're sometimes delicious and always interesting. Where I live, rice bran is hard to obtain, and finely