I bought a container at my local restaurant supply store. Many of these stores are open to the public. Madison WI has a couple of these stores, so you might have one in Fayetteville (similar size population). They have the clear plastic food-grade containers that restaurants use, in a multitude of sizes from 1 gallon to 5 gallon and everything in-between, and either square, or round, short or tall, just measure your space in the refrigerator to find one that fits. All come with lids. And are considerably less expensive than the Briner Jr. It's easy to find ways to weigh down something that floats, like with a plate, and a ziplock bag of ice on the top. I've seen many other clever ideas on weighing things down that restaurants use. You don't really need a special gadget for that.