Preserved

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.

Wonderful local resource for all things fermentation. Conveniently, that overlaps with all sorts of more generally culinarily useful things – canning jars, crocks, microplanes, mortars + pestles, seeds, seasonings, and of course preserves both savoury and sweet. Oh yeah, and some great cookbooks too.

Though they take up only a small portion of the store, their food offerings are surprisingly diverse, with misos, krauts, sauces, kombucha, kefir, and flour. Some of these are of exceptional quality (South River miso, Capay Mills flour), while others are not (namely, House kombucha).

Pricing here is about average, and the staff is very knowledgable and helpful.

Looking forward to a return trip.

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.

Owner violates the health order by letting people in their store without wearing masks and talking to them for 20 minutes without a mask on even after I told them that they should make the person wear a mask for everyone else's safety. In their small store their droplets would linger in the air for half an hour exposing everyone that comes to shop there.

I've taken classes here and shopped here in the past but never again. We have a spike in cases and people are dying because of selfish people like the owner. Support a business that cares about your health and the health of our community.

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!

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

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.

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!

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.