I still make sauerkraut in the crock on occation. This is not one of the years I'm doing it though, usually make it every few years, and make enough to last a while. If you look at the picture below, on the lower left side is my crock for making kraut. It serves as a table for most of the months until I need it for kraut. LOL I have another bigger crock, but haven's tused it for kraut.
