Sunday
On Sunday you open Saturday's pickup: 24 jars of dill spears and 18 of sauerkraut, from batches that are already fermenting.
Dill spears × 24
Kraut × 18
Porch · Sat 10–12
for pickle and ferment makers
Every jar spoken for before you pack.
Take preorders by the jar, cap each batch at what you can pack, and print labels with ingredients and allergens. For what your state lets you sell from your kitchen, or what you make in a licensed one. Jar deposits are coming, not ready yet.
Start your shop
free while you set up
One flat monthly price. No fees added to your customers' orders.
this could be your week
A week in your kitchen
One example week, pinned up day by day.
Saturday pickup · dill spears & kraut
Wednesday
Sold outBy Wednesday the kraut is gone. Two people ask to hear about the next batch, and you add the 6 jars you'd set aside.
Kraut cap 24 (was 18) · 2 toldFriday
On Friday you print the labels and pack the jars by order.
- labels, printed
- dill × 24
- kraut × 24
Saturday
On Saturday you check names off as people collect.
- order #6201 · collected
- order #6202 · collected
- order #6207
Next week
Jar deposits aren't in the app yet, so for now, jar returns are up to you.
Jar deposits · coming
the four that matter most
Made for the way you sell
Everything else is in there too. These are the parts pickle and ferment makers lean on.
label every jar
Labels from the recipe
Ingredients and allergens come from the recipe you already wrote, so every jar's label matches what's in it. The same recipe shows its cost per jar.
batch by batch
A cap on every batch
Set how many jars a batch makes. When they're spoken for, that batch stops selling, and people can ask to hear about the next one.
stay legal
Allowed foods, checked
Pick your state and tell the app about your kitchen, and each product is checked against what you're allowed to sell from it.
take orders
Pickup by the jar
Customers preorder jars for a pickup window you set, at your porch or your market stall.
- Windows that repeat Set Saturday's pickup once and repeat it weekly.
- Your own delivery Pro and up Inside a radius you set, if you want to.
- A packing checklist Every order added up, then ticked off.
- Cost per jar Each recipe's cost, from what you paid.
[ferment maker story, with consent]
honest about what's next
Jar deposits are coming
Charging a deposit on a jar and refunding it when the jar comes back isn't ready yet. We'll tell you when it is.
- Jar deposits Coming
- Payment at your market stall Coming
- Phone apps Coming
same plan for every maker
Pricing
What you get
- Your own shop page, with preorders and pickup windows
- Drops with caps and secret flavors
- Monthly subscription boxes Pro and up
- Local delivery inside a radius you set Pro and up
- Recipe costing, labels, bake plans and checklists
- Your state's cottage-food limits, tracked
- No fees added to your customers' orders
- No platform fee on paid plans
- Free while you set up, in test mode until you're ready
straight answers
Questions pickle and ferment makers ask
Can I sell pickles and ferments from home?
It depends on your state. Many states don't allow pickled or fermented foods from a home kitchen, or only with extra approval or a licensed kitchen. Kitchenstead checks your products against what you've told it about your state and kitchen, but your state's own rules decide.
Can I charge a jar deposit?
Not yet. Jar deposits are coming. For now, any jar returns are up to you.
Can I deliver jars?
Yes, if you deliver yourself, locally, inside the radius you set. There is no shipping and no courier service.
also for you
Next door
Open Saturday's jars for preorders.
Set it up free, practice in test mode, and open when you're ready.
Start your shop