This one came from a sweet new kiln that I helped build: Yukti, at the home of Heart Fire Sanctuary. Its a toasty warm one with a creamy shino-type glaze in the interior.

Customer feedback (and personal experience) tells me that my crocks tend to work really well, which is to say that mold accumulation does not occur in normal use. That is because they are based on the old-world design of having a nice deep water well/lock at the lip that seals out bad bacteria during the fermentation period.

This is 9 1/2” wide and 10 1/2” tall, holding 5 1/2 quarts. It weighs 10 lbs without its weight stones. When I make crocks over a gallon in volume, I make two sets of stones, so that someone might use it at half capacity. The combined weight of the two sets here is 4 lbs.

The useful volume of my crocks is always measured to the bottom of where the stones sit, at the neck of the vessel. It is assumed that at least an inch of brine can then be added into the space of the stones and upper neck.