Originally Posted by
Onebyone
We eat a lot of fresh sauerkraut. Growing up there was always a big crock of it fermenting. We eat it with pork chops, hot dogs, spare ribs, corn beef, fried potatoes, beans... It's a great side dish. The can stuff is awful. There is good sauerkraut in the cold cut dept. Usually in a bag. Don't buy the most expensive brand, the least expensive is better. I put it in a quart air tight jar and keep it in the fridge.
We don't have sauerkraut in our deli.

However, sauerkraut is very easy to make. It's just shredded cabbage and a little salt. I store mine our outside outside pantry and burp the jars occasionally.