Sprouter for salad sprouts

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone here uses a tiered sprouter for sprouting seeds such as alfalfa, beansprouts, etc. for use in stir-frying, in salads or on sandwiches.
If you do, which sprouter would you recommend, and which sprouts would you recommend?

Butterhead.

I have used one for donkey's ears, and any old tiered one will do, the cheaper the better, as long as it has one opaque one for light purposes.
Alfalfa is one I still grow, who remembers Tesco billing them in the 1980s as the new "super food"  ( they don't sell it any more where I am ).
I would be careful with the mixed seed packs you can get from some shops. There are some seeds that can go very mouldy very quickly in the mix. Can't remember which seed in particular it was, maybe one of the brassicas.
Mung beans do well obviously, but the real cracker for me these days is sprouting my chick peas. Fantastic, take no longer really than alfalfa, and can then be eaten raw for a bit of crunch in salad ( I don't think they suit sandwiches) or added to stir fries etc. Best eaten before any greenery starts to develop on the shoots. Needs more rinsing than alfalfa.

I am  a cheapskate I use a large glass jar and some butter muslin

My sprouting days started way back when we had a wholefood veggie cafe. You would be amazed at how many jars a catering kitchen can amass, and the health authorities do like to see some sort of filing system and  "tools made for the job".

And in one way I agree with them. Over the years, I have tried to encourage so many people to stick with sprouting, season in, season out. Sadly most give up at the first bad batch or end of the first Summer if they don't use central heating. People don't rinse properly, don't clean containers properly, and then lose heart, distrust the "homespun" methodology, visualise what they think are rank jamjars, and lose trust in sprouting.
A made for the job system is user friendly and gives novices confidence. Just my observation. It's how many people are these days.

I've always just thrown a handful of mung beans in a sandwich box, covered them with just enough water and put the lid on loosely to keep the flies off

I use the biosnacky glass jars. They are like jam jars with a porous lid that allows the jar to sit on an angle to drain the water. Take the lid off twice a day to rinse, replace lid, tip upside down to drain, place on a saucer to catch the drips. Easy. I sprout sunflower seeds, as these are just so so simple to germinate  Slightly off topic, you can spout sunflower seeds in a jar, after two days sow thinly onto an inch of compost in a shallow tray on a windowsill. Water regularly and harvest when around 4 inches tall. Cut the shoot down to the base and use em in salads. They are crisp, and have a faintly nutty taste. Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelicous! (and very nutritious)