Tag: Sourdough Maintenance
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How to Store Sourdough Starter in the Refrigerator
You don’t need to bake sourdough every day to keep a starter. For occasional bakers, the refrigerator may become your best friend. Why Refrigerate Sourdough Starter? Cold temperatures slow fermentation. That means your starter consumes its available food much more slowly than it does sitting on a warm kitchen counter. Instead of maintaining a frequent… Read more
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How Often Should You Feed a Sourdough Starter?
One of the first questions I had about sourdough was: Am I seriously supposed to feed this thing every day forever? Thankfully, no. How often you feed a sourdough starter depends largely on where you keep it and how often you bake. If You Keep Your Starter on the Counter A starter kept at room… Read more