Easy Sprout Frontier Natural Products Co-op 8505 Sproutamo

This sprouter works with very small seeds like alfalfa, broccoli and quinoa seeds, as well as larger seeds like mung beans and garbanzos. Included are 2 cups - an outer cup and the inner cup which slides inside of the outer cup. The two cups are designed so that you can lower the inner cup into the outer cup, pour the seeds in and the water, and soak the seeds. And, after soaking, turn the inner cup inside the outer cup so that it lifts up, creating a larger space for water to drain into the outer cup when doing the daily rinses. And you can also lift the inner cup all the way out of the outer cup and water drains out of its bottom drain very fast. For tiny seeds, this sprouter has an extra fine strainer which snaps into the bottom of the inner cup to prevent the tiny seeds from falling through. You can see how that works by calling up Easy Sprout Sprouter on youtube and choose the video which shows how to grow broccoli sprouts. It has 3 lids - a belled ventilated top which provides room for sprouts that grow higher than the inner cup, a flat ventilated top and a solid top for storing the sprouts should you want to use the sprouter to store them as well as grow them. I was brand spankin' new to sprouting when I ordered my first Easy Sprout Sprouter. At the same time, I ordered a jar with a plastic drain cap One Quart Glass Sprouter Jar w/ Sprouting Strainer Lid: Grow Sprouts: Includes 2 Oz. Organic Alfalfa Sprout Seeds & Sprouting Instructions , and the Sprout Garden with is a 3-tray system Sprout Garden - 1 pc,(Handy Pantry) so that I could see which I liked best. All 3 grew great sprouts. But between these 3 choices, the Easy Sprout Sprouter won for me because it offers the easiest and the quickest way to drain the rinse water. I sent the Sprout Garden back because I found it to be the most time consuming to drain of the 3, and kept the jar as an extra soaker/sprouter for small seeds. As other reviewers have mentioned, this sprouter doesn't take a lot of room, yet it offers a good amount of sprout growing space. I love 'em. Just ordered my 3rd Easy Sprout Sprouter because we eat and juice a variety of sprouts each day now.

Easy Sprout Sprouter I've sprouted for 40 years (starting with my grandmother) with varying degrees of success. The single tray systems did all right but sometimes I'd have a problem with the seeds/sprouts souring. It's been a while since I tried using those; maybe I was not diligent enough with rinsing. I'll try them again. I used the Victorio 3-tray sprouting system Victorio Crop Sprouter ; I love the concept and really really wanted it to work well. But I had to keep unclogging the drains when using small seed crops and there definitely WAS a problem with the seeds souring and having to be thrown out even though I followed the instructions to the letter (and then even tried rinsing more). Did the mason jar, sprouting pads, etc. Then I saw this product & after reading all the reviews thought I'd give it a go; the price is certainly right especially with the cost of sprouts at the supermarket! And I couldn't be more thrilled---it's so EASY (like the name suggests), NO souring (just rinse every 12 hours in the perforated cup), & the way it's set up, it gets the right amount of air to grow (and not sour), and for example, 2 tablespoons of alfalfa seeds yields a half pound of fabulous crispy sprouts. The included instructions were a bit lacking although the instructions to drain the sprouts by putting the container in an old stocking and swinging it around 15 times was FABULOUS and one I really recommend. As for detailed instructions I liked the videos at sproutpeople.org which I happened to come across after buying this sprouter here on Amazon. They offer lots of help and good advice on all the sprouters, too. THE BOTTOM LINE....I'm going to order 3 more Easy Sprout Sprouters because I eat all my sprouts up before new ones are ready! UPDATE: For the ones that have "mold" or "souring" issues I think it's because of incomplete/unclear and incorrect instructions provided with the sprouter. The following example is for alfalfa seeds....tips may need to be adjusted slightly for other seed types, and this sprouter does not do "gelatinous seed" sprouts like arugula and cress). Use basic instructions included with your sprouter, but do the following: 1. Soak seeds 12 hours in COOL (not cold) water (do not use WARM, even though that's what the EZSprout instructions say)! At the end of 12 hour soak, drain and rinse with more cool water. Final drain by spinning (described above), because excess retained moisture also causes molding and souring. Put drain cup in "raised" position to get necessary air flow. Use vented dome lid. 2. 12 hours later, rinse well in COOL water. Be sure the water is getting through the entire mass including the center. Final drain by spinning. 3. 12 hours later, dump the sprouts from the small cup with the drainage holes out into the large cup and fill it 3/4 with COOL water almost to top and gently break up the mass with a fork or your (washed) fingers. You want to keep the seeds "fluffed" because sprouting seeds CREATE HEAT and they need to be cooled down when growing. Dump seeds back in drainage cup. Final drain by spinning. 4. Repeat steps 2 & 3 until sprouts are ready to be eaten. I HIGHLY recommend you see the video at sproutpeople.org, especially if you have had any problems. You may likely end up buying more EZ Sprout Sprouters like I am, because they really do work the best.

This is my third Easy Sprouter, and all are in use on my counter constantly. Easy Sprouter is THE easiest to use and clean of any sprouter I've ever used, and I've used at least 6 others. Just soak seeds, beans or grain, then rinse & drain. Rinse & drain thoroughly twice a day till done. I've had failures with other sprouters, even following directions perfectly. The only 'crop' failures I've had with ES were totally my fault, like forgetting to rinse & drain for several days (tho it's forgiving enough I've been able to save a few of those). My Easy Sprouters also take up the least room for the most sprouts. One of them is four years old and still works great. I use them for leafy sprouts, and to hull, about the 3rd day dump them in a big bowl, pour cold water in and swish vigorously but gently to loosen and remove the hulls, then grab a handful of sprouts, rotate your handful quickly in the center of the bowl to clear hulls away, and pull out fast, putting them into the inner sprouting cup. Do that with the rest and you've quickly & easily removed most of the hulls. I sprout almost all beans I'll be cooking, or making into hummus, as it increases nutrition drastically, and takes the place of soaking. I also sprout then freeze sprouted beans in freezer bags, so I can make a bean dish, depending on bean type & recipe, in 30 min to a couple hours cooking/total time. Easy Sprouter works great for sprouting grain, I like to add sprouted white wheat, millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, barley... singly or combinations, to salads, smoothies, breakfast cereals raw or cooked, soups and stews. We also tend to just munch sprouted grains as is, they're sweet, tasty & chewy. You can also sprout mixed grains & beans, we like a mix of rice and 3 types of beans for a soup/stew (I often start the beans, then soak & add grains a day later). I also sprout Mung beans a little longer than suggested to get a long root and shoot, tho I'd need to use heavy weight to try for the heavy 'bean sprout' root & stem. Cleaning is easy, just like washing a couple large tumblers, I always hand wash them. Several of the other sprouters I've had, I needed to cut, scrub and pick off roots from screens, and scrub awkward areas, taking a long time to clean them thoroughly. Need I say I recommend Easy Sprouter highly? I just wish I could buy the small seed screens separately, I've lost one.

I got this a year ago and started sprouting, and I couldn't be happier about it. I spent a lot of time at sproutpeople in preparation for this venture (I highly recommend their sprouting seed). In particular, this sprouter is ideal for broccoli (and other brassicas). Those require special consideration; broccoli (and other brassica) seeds are mucilaginous, so you can't really grow them upright (I haven't tried, that's just what I read)... so it's either something like this or a growing medium to raise them as microgreeens. One limitation: if you don't have air conditioning, you will probably not be able to keep up with sprouts in these over the summer. I ended up suspending all sprouting until the fall. There's just no keeping up with additional rinsing; sprouts just do not like the heat even in a dark countertop corner. This isn't a problem with the sprouter, it's just the way of sprouts (in my limited experience). Next summer, I may try to conduct my sprouting in the EasySprout kept in the fridge. This might work, but maybe summertime produce is enough for my diet. So, in my year of sprouting, I have sprouted many kinds in the EasySprout. I have since devised my own contraptions out of splatter screens and fine mesh strainers that I prefer for leafy sprouts, but the EasySprout remains essential for broccoli sprouts and has become the dedicated vessel for that. I even made a second unit out of a quart container with a thumbtack and boxcutter. It is not as good, but works well to keep a second batch going with a single EasySprout. I start a batch and see it through. When it's done or at least nearly done, I transfer my crop to my diy version and get another batch going. I continue to rinse and drain until they are gone; sometimes I relocate them to the fridge. It's a challenge to eat them all, but that's a great problem to have. So, a year into enthusiastic sprouting, and I still find the EasySprout essential for broccoli and other brassica sprouts. It's fairly indestructible and suitable for just about any sprout. Following the advice of another reviewer, I do not use the small seed insert. It may come in handy someday. Personally, I recommend running it through the dishwasher periodically (if that's an option), handwashing doesn't always cut it. Even if the EasySprout had outlived its usefulness, I would still value it highly for all the sprouts and sprouting it has provided with little capital investment. This really sparked a hobby and upgraded my diet for $13 (plus seeds). As things stand, I still need it for broccoli and brassica sprouts, which to me are the most important (nutritionally-- check out nutritionfacts for the intel). I'm about to embark on adventures in microgreens. Look at me grow!

Overall I find that this sprouter works quite well for me. Here is how it works: The sprouter comes with a base container with no holes, a container that goes inside this base container with slits on the bottom, a small seed insert that has smaller slits that can be snapped inside the inner container, a special domed lid for use while sprouting, and two lids (one with holes and one with no holes). These lids are for if you want to store your sprouts in the same container you sprouted them in. If you are storing your sprouts slightly moist (which you really shouldn't do) then I would use the lid with the holes so you don't create an overly moist environment. I have stored sprouts in a ziploc bag and then realized they were too wet. I then left the bag open in the fridge and it helped to dry them out a bit. If you let your sprouts sit for 12 hrs after your last rinse, you shouldn't have much problem at all. The sprouts should be mostly dry. Basically, you put the seeds in the inner container (after deciding whether to use the small seed insert first, or not). Then you rinse them. The rinsing process is much easier than using a mason jar since the water flows through the bottom as you shoot the water from the top of the container. I can really blast the seeds with water to get them clean and do it using less water than the mason jar method. Even the small seed insert allows water to flow through really fast. Then you soak your seeds for the required amount of time (go to sproutpeople.org for more specific info on this and video how-tos). Put the inner container into the base container and fill with water to soak. Then when I want to drain the water I simply pick the container up out of the base container and let the water flow out the bottom. Follow the tap swirl method the sproutpeople advocate to get out as much water as possible and then let it sit for the required amount of time. After emptying out the water from the base container, put the container with the sprouts in it into the base container in an elevated position so that there is drainage space at the bottom. Then a special domed lid will sit on top. The domed lid only rests on the top, it does not snap in. I would imagine that is probably for the best since, if your sprouts grow rapidly, you don't want them to be squished. Then you will rinse/drain every so many hours for your specific type of sprouts. I find that I get great results using this sprouter. The only thing I really don't like is there is very little lip on the top of the inner container, so that when I tap and swirl to remove the water I have to make sure to grip really well. I lost a whole container of sprouts on the floor because I wasn't paying enough attention while swirling the thing. Thus, a deduction of one star. Otherwise, this is an excellent and easy way to make sprouts. I can get about 4 cups of leafy sprouts out of one container. For myself, I find that 3 of these sprouters is a good quantity for me (2 cups a day). You could probably get away with 2 as a single person. Sometimes I only am using 2 of the sprouters and sometimes 3 to keep the flow going. Generally the third container is for a small serving of sprouted grains for breakfast every now and again, since they don't store well and I don't want to make too much. If you are planning on storing your sprouts in the EasySprout, you might want to buy more of them. One note about dehulling: On the next to last rinse you may want to dehull. It requires filling the base container and center container up with water, pushing on the sprouts with a fork, letting the hulls float to the surface and dumping them off. (Again, there is info on this at sproutpeople). Despite your best efforts, it will be hard to get rid of all the hulls. No big deal. It's just extra fiber.

I picked up the Sproutamo and Victorio VKP1014 at the same time. The Sproutamo works better than the Victorio in terms of the amount of work involved for each watering for the amount of growth / turn around you get with your sprouts. But for the price the Sproutamo is not as flexible in giving you multiple assortments to do at once. If you don't care about that, then I would say 1 Sproutamo is about equal to or a little more than 2 trays of the Victorio 4 tray system. The instructions were pretty bad as well and not ideal for beginners. To the beginners who want to grow your own sprouts, it's not that complicated so you shouldn't need their instructions anyway. It's really quite simple. 1. Soak your seeds in luke warm water for 10-12 hours. Preferably a glass and not the Sproutamo as water will become colored and may stain / require extra cleaning of the Sproutamo. 2. Pour the soaked seeds into the Sproutamo's main containers (inner sleeve and outer sleeve together to form one cup) 3. Empty out the excess water from the cup by pulling the inner sleeve out and dumping out the water that is in the outer sleeve. 4. Rinse the outer and inner sleeve cups a couple times. 5. Combing the cups together again, put the lid on and wait 12 hours or so to water them. 6. Fill the cup with enough luke warm water that all your sprouts / seeds are fully submerged and wait 5-15 minutes. 7. Pull the inner sleeve out and empty excess water in the outer sleeve. 8. Rinse the outer and inner sleeve cups a couple times. (really only necessary during your first 2-4 waterings) 9. Combine sleeves together again, put the lid on and wait around 12 hours or so. That's the core of what you need to know to grow your own sprouts. The rest of the pieces will make sense to their place and purpose once you get the basics down. Also start small, 4 table spoons of seeds for 1 Sproutamo is a decent amount for a beginner to get the hang of this. Once you've done one harvest you'll be ready to experiment and try tweaking things for better results.

This sprouter seemed expensive when I ordered it but it's definitely worth the price due to its simplicity. I had a very successful sprouting experience on my first try! These are the items in the box: - Solid outer cup - Slit bottom inner cup - Slit insert for smaller seeds like alfalfa - Domed slit lid for measurement and ventilation - Vented lid for storage - Solid lid for air-tight storage I purchased Todd's Seeds Broccoli & Friends mix and here are my steps for sprouting with the Easy Sprouter: I used 2 - 3 tablespoons of this seed mixture to sprout in the Easy Sprout. My house is coolish in the winter (55F - 65F) so I put the Easy Sprouter in the oven which is a bit warmer than the rest of the house. If you need to make it even warmer, turn on the oven light to add a bit more heat! NEVER turn on the oven itself as that would cook the seeds and melt your Easy Sprouter! Here are my sprouting steps for my sprouter: 1. Since there are small alfalfa seeds in this mix, put in the small-slit insert to the inner slit cup to prevent these seeds from washing out. Put the inner cut into the outer cup. Soak 2 - 3 tablespoons of seed in the sprouter for 12 hours. Put on the slit dome cap to allow aeration. Put the sprouter in the oven for a warmer environment if needed. Otherwise, leave it on the kitchen counter. (You do not need light for sprouting.) 2. Pull out the inner cup (with the slits) to drain out the water. Turn on the faucet to give the seeds a "shower" and allow the water to drain out completely. Shake the inner cup and tap it against the sides of the sink to drain out all water. Put the inner cup back into the outer cup (solid cup without slits). Put back on the slit dome and put the sprouter back into the oven. 3. Repeat #2 every 12 hours for about 4 days. It's necessary to give your sprouts showers to wash off any potential mold and to maintain moisture around the seeds. 4. To store your sprouts, just take off the dome lid and put on the vented lid. It'll keep for about a week or so. For videos and recipes, check out SproutPeople.

I just got this last week so over the weekend I started my first crop. I've never don't sprouts-that-you-eat-as-sprouts. I've sprouted plants that grow in dirt though. And I detest alfalfa sprouts. I do like mung (cooked), soy sprouts, radish sprouts and I'm hoping I can sprout seeds and munch on them as snacks. I figure if it comes to it, I can even keep a sprouter going at work so when I can't break away for lunch, I can have fresh sprouts of my own choosing (although it'll take a bit of pre-planning). My sprouter cam with "instructions" which were vague but I assume that's because so much depends on the type of seeds you are using--beans will need different timing then alfalfa or smaller seeds, etc. I went to sproutpeople.com to get specific instructions about type of seeds I'm hoping to sprout (they have very good instructions although my printouts cut off the right edge of them; they also have YouTube vids if you're not into reading; they also sell and ship seeds and equipment). My sprouter came with 5-6 pieces (lids and things) but no seeds so I ran out and bought a bunch of radish seeds at the hardware store, dumped 4 packs into the sprouter just to see if they would sprout--they won't make a meal's worth but it's my test run. So far, and I'm on day 2.5 now, they are sprouting great and I go to talk to them ("o, look how bit you guys are getting!") at least twice daily when I rinse them. They smell fresh and green (forgot about that aspect, nice to be reminded). What I like about this sprouter is that I don't need to buy any additional equipment; everything except the seeds came in the box so I didn't have to make a huge investment. I can soak, rinse, grow, and maybe store in this same container using the various pieces. I'll probably not store my sprouts in this since I'll want to start another crop, and I'll be buying a few more of these sprouters so I can always have sprouts available. The container is only a 1 quart size so if you want a ton of sprouts, you'll have to start several, but if you're adding sprouts to salads and other dishes to augment them, or using sprouts as snack food, keeping a couple of these going ought to do. Make sure you can get a supply of seeds; if you have to have them shipped in, factor in shipping costs. And since the sprouter doesn't take up much space or need special heating/light, you can basically set them anywhere flat between rinsings since it's only the last step to green it up (and you can do that under a bright light for a few hours). Sproutpeople.com suggests using a salad spinner to dehull--haven't gotten to reading that yet but I would think you could fill the spinner with water and swish the sprouts through the water first, then drain off the water and do a dry spin and most of the hulls will come off; just find a spinner to suit the size of your seed/sprouts (thin sprouts you probably wouldn't want to spin in a widely-spaced-slat spinner). I would think you could even mix a wee bit of honey, molassus, maybe something like honey-mustard dressing in the last rinse to coat the sprouts with some flavor (if you need that), could sprinkle garlic powder or sesame seeds or cayenne pepper on them.