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Why Discard Starter: A Mathematical View.
You see this question pop up all the time in sourdough discussions: “Why do I have to discard? I hate the idea of throwing anything away. Can’t I just keep feeding the starter?” Although reducing the waste we produce as … Continue reading
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Tagged discard, excess, extra, sourdough, starter
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The Waste Conundrum
On bread discussion boards where people talk about their sourdough starters, invariably you will see posts written by people who are concerned about the amount of flour or old starter they end up tossing away, especially during the creating-the-starter phase. … Continue reading
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Tagged excess, feeding, sourdough, starter, uses, waste
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Home Grown: Starting from scratch vs bought
Considering that sourdough has been around for thousands and thousands of years, long before the introduction of grams, temperatures gauges, refrigerators, electric ovens, or even the idea that the world wasn’t flat, one would think starting your own starter is … Continue reading
Starter Recycling: What to do with the extra
As you feed your starter, you’ll probably realize that there’s stuff you can do with it but need a bit of help figuring what. In this entry I’ll touch (and link) on a few potential ideas. Now for anyone who’s … Continue reading
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Starter Maintenance: Regular feeds
There are several ways to keep a starter: a “wet” starter which is like a thin pancake batter a thicker pancake batter type a stiff starter that looks like a ball of dough There are advantages to each but for … Continue reading
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