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Easy Green Light sprouter review

6. March 2018

We had never found a sprouter good enough to offer...until we saw this one.

EasyGreen sprouter side

DESIGN

4/5

No sprouter will ever win a beauty contest. Sprouters by nature are designed for function over form. The EasyGreen Light is no exception, as it is basically a large plastic box divided into two chambers. Approximately 2/3 of the unit is dedicated to sprouts, which grow in 5 individual trays. This is actually quite handy as you can always have a tray in rotation if you start a new tray every day or two. The remainder of the unit is a water reservoir with a filtered impeller which periodically sprays a fine fist over the sprouts.

Most sprouters are a series of stacked trays where water is added manually several times a day. Unlike those stackable sprouters, the EasyGreen Light is automated, only requiring water to be added every 3-4 days. Measuring almost 60 cm long and 43 cm wide, this isn't something that will sit in your kitchen, unless you have a lot of counter space and a nearby sink for the water to drain. Water is drained through a drainage tube which can go into a sink or, in our case, in a large watering can. The advantage to this system is that the sprouts always have fresh water, and never have to sit in stale water.

EasyGreen sprouter how it works

FUNCTIONALITY/EASE OF USE

4.5/5

There are no controls at all on the EasyGreen Light. The only controls are on the timer which plugs into the wall. It is a 24-hour dial, with little pins located every 15 minutes on the dial. You flip a pin at the time you want the sprouter to activate the mister. EasyGreen recommends 6-7 times a day, depending on the sprouts. We set it to turn on every four hours. 

To grow spouts, you fill the water reservoir through one of the opening holes. We would have preferred a bigger opening or perhaps a funnel, as it was a little messy to fill using our large watering can. Then you evenly distribute spout seeds in a moistened tray and put the tray in the sprouter. You can put all 5 trays at once if you want a big harvest in 5-7 days, or just add a tray a day to always have a fresh supply of sprouts. Depending on the temperature and humidity, you will need to refill the water every 3-4 days. EasyGreen recommends cleaning each tray after harvest in a water/bleach solution, and washing the housing (except for the mist generator) weekly in the dishwasher. It's good advice, as it prevents fungus or mold from contaminating your harvest.

EasyGreen sprouter timer

PERFORMANCE

5/5

We tried the EasyGreen Light with a variety of sprouting mixtures including broccoli, clover, fenugreek, lentils and radish and had success with all of them. The germination rate was high and the sprouts were clean, crunchy, and tasty. We didn't try wheatgrass as we didn't have the optional large tray recommended for it. We found the sprouts to be at their best about 5 days after starting. Compared to a manual sprouter we had tested previously, the EasyGreen Light was very simple to use once set up. And it was nice to not need to run water through it every few hours. It is definitely the easiest and highest-yielding sprouter we've tested.

EasyGreen sprouter sprouts

OVERALL

4.5/5

EasyGreen has incorporated several incremental improvements into this new "Light" model compared to their previous model, and these improvements add up. We found it easy to use, flexible with the 5 trays, and very good at germinating sprouts. While it is the most expensive sprouter we've looked at, that investment can pay off when you compare over time the cost of growing your own sprouts versus buying commercially-grown sprouts at the supermarket. 

PROS

  • Fully automatic - just needs water refilled every 3-4 days
  • Fantastic results
  • Misting and draining system keeps the sprouts clean
  • 5 trays means you can have fresh sprouts every day
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Can be used to germinate seeds for vegetable gardens

CONS

  • Very large
  • Needs to be near a sink or drainage container
  • More expensive than other sprouters

 

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