Preserved

Wonderful, unique and unusual small store focusing on fermentation and accessories. Super helpful and knowledgeable staff. Right now I have 2 one gallon kombucha brews going and 1 red and 1 white wine vinegars. Worthy of your support.

I took such a wonderful kimchi workshop here! The instructor was so knowledgeable and the kimchi is delicious. I love this shop for anything I need for a culinary adventure.

Really well curated selection of products and books to make jams, kombucha, vinegar, butter, tinctures, cheese, and other fermented and homemade products. The staff is really knowledgeable and they have a lot of courses you can pay for. While not necessarily the best prices, it's nice to not have to buy a dozen jars or lids at once and support a local shop instead of Amazon.

While it may not be the best choice for you if you are looking for something simple like canning jars, this one stop shop has plenty of specialty tools you cannot buy at the grocery store. The store is small, but the stock is well organized. You can find what you're looking for relatively easily, and you can check products carried online. I am satisfied with the cherry pitter I bought here. The woman working said it was a replacement for their usual stock, but it got the job done just fine. She was also able to answer questions about the specific tool (she tested it at home). I would recommend this store to anyone, but even more so to people new to preserving because the woman working has a lot of experience and can make recommendations to you. 5 stars.

What a great little shop. I’ve been pickling home grown peppers and pickles for a couple years and heard about this place only recently. I was on the mission to do some sauerkraut to cap off some home made pastrami I was working on, and decided to check out this shop. What a gem. I wish I went earlier. So many great things and it’s local. Julia was a pleasant and knowledgeable person and helped me get a few things along with some advice. I will surely go back and am pretty pumped on getting into a couple classes there. It’s places like this that make a community and I hope they will be here a long time!

Loved the jam making class on Sunday night! I would take ALL of the classes offered if I had the chance. This store is full of incredible supplies for all kinds of kitchen adventures in the realm of fermentation and preservation. Highly recommended for foodies!

Ordered online from their website - good selection of kombucha supplies, accessories, and unique flavorings. Not the cheapest prices, but overall excellent quality. My order shipped same day and came with a handwritten thank you note! Hope to visit the store in person someday.

I love this shop and its classes. The first time I went for a Camembert class which was super fun and informative—I especially liked that they sent us home with a wheel to age on our own. The second time was for the kombucha class — they also sent us home with a SCOBY so we could start our own brew right away. The store itself is very well curated—they don’t have a lot of stuff but it’s all stuff you want! It’s an excellent store with a side of experience and I can’t wait to learn more from it 🙂

Great prices, knowledgeable staff - this place has everything you need for a variety of fermentation projects!

Really cute shop. A little pricey, but I haven't really done price comparisons... so for all I know the prices could be standard. Lots of neat kits, tools, and books to make your own bread, pasta, kombucha, pickles, butter, cheese, etc.

Super cool place with a huge variety of fun stuff. Definitely going back for more fermenting, cheese making, pickling, etc supplies.

Where to start?! I went here on a Sunday searching for a few odds and ends for brewing beer and was delightfully surprised at the gem that is Preserved. Although there isn't a super comprehensive collection of actual beer related stuff, she had just what I needed and I left with much more. I want to start doing ALL of the things you can do with the stuff here...
Plus, Elizabeth is super knowledgable, helpful, and passionate!

Highlights:
- Items for people of ALL price ranges. She had super-schnazzy-mega jars and just general use masons and everything in between. Something for everyone.
- Elizabeth knows a TON about this stuff. I felt bad picking her brain as she offers classes often which take place at the shop, but she's passionate and super friendly so it was natural.
- Tastings. She let me taste some of the booch she was making and some water that used a filter offered there.

Here's a little rundown of what was available:
- Specialty jars: All very functional and very pretty. Some were for pickling, some were just cool all glass sealing for general use, some for Kombucha. Within each type there were many to choose from.
- Kits: Full setups to make beer/wine/mead/cider/vinegar/etc, incl the jugs, airlocks, racking canes, cultures, flavors, grains, seeds, funnels, mothers, etc. etc. etc.
- Sprouting
- Kefir (water & otherwise)
- Yogurt & cheese (vegan options too)
- Books and more books
- Bone broth (so hip)
I am missing so much but check out the website or give them a call! Actually yeah, just go in.

If it is a style of DIY food making, they probably have it, and they probably have literally everything you need as a beginner or advanced maker of things.

Absolutely worth a visit.

Elizabeth has a passion for all things pickled and preserved, and she shares that passion with all who enter her lovely little shop. Preserved is the only place around to both learn how to make your own kombucha/kimchee/kefir and get all the supplies you'll need to make it at home. With all the foodies in Oakland, I'm sure you will find something for yourself or a gift for a friend. Check out their class list, most Thursday nights and Sunday mornings. It's always something fun you didn't know you could make at home!

So much of our food culture has its origins in preserving the harvest. Humans have invented so many ways to preserve food and this store carries everything you need to get started. Korean kimchi classes, mason jars, lactic acid bacteria, cheese cloth, salt, etc. Worth the stop.

Bought live/wet water kefir grains from Preserved back in January 2020, they're still going strong feeding them with Sucanat/Turbinado :) Preserved sells some quality products and are very helpful if you are starting out or just curious!

Fantastic shop to get supplies for canning and other kitchen DIY (herbal tinctures, beer, bitters, cheese...). Very knowledgeable and helpful staff can find almost anything you need and answer questions or provide advice also.

Lovely little shop full of treats for foodies and home cooks. They even do classes!

Visiting the SF/Oakland area, and stopped in to bring a live starter back home. Staff was very friendly and helpful. And my starter is doing great!

A fun place to shop for your friends who like to cook, bake etc. Good stocking stuffers.

Great assortment of supplies that I found hard to find elsewhere. Very pleasing layout of wares ( interesting and easy to see what is available) and a wonderfully helpful owner.