Sandra Brenes

If maintaining your sourdough starter feels high-maintenance—or even wasteful—the problem isn’t you. It might simply be how much starter you’re keeping . A lot of home bakers don’t actually know how much established starter they need to keep on hand. And because of that, sourdough can start to feel more complicated than it needs to be. In this article, I’m going to walk you through three different quantities of sourdough starter  and how to use and maintain each one—without overcomplicating...

If you’ve ever wondered why your sourdough starter feels unpredictable—you feed it, but sometimes it’s too runny…sometimes it’s too stiff…and sometimes it just feels off —this post is for you. Most home bakers don’t struggle because they’re “bad at sourdough.” They struggle because no one ever explained how starter thickness affects everything . No one tells you: how thick it should  be how thick it could  be or how to adjust it for your  kitchen instead of following rigid rules that don’t...