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Beginner guides on sourdough starters, tools, flour, discard, and the science behind fermentation — from Flour + Water Baking.

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What Jar Should I Use for My Sourdough Starter?

The jar you keep your sourdough starter in has a bigger impact on your baking experience than most beginners expect. A good jar makes feeding easy, rise-tracking reliable, and maintenance...

What Jar Should I Use for My Sourdough Starter?

The jar you keep your sourdough starter in has a bigger impact on your baking experience than most beginners expect. A good jar makes feeding easy, rise-tracking reliable, and maintenance...

Bread Lame Guide — How to Use and Care for Your...

A bread lame is the small tool with a razor blade used to score (slash) sourdough bread just before baking. It's simple, but using it correctly makes a meaningful difference...

Bread Lame Guide — How to Use and Care for Your...

A bread lame is the small tool with a razor blade used to score (slash) sourdough bread just before baking. It's simple, but using it correctly makes a meaningful difference...

How to Care for Your Banneton Liner and Cloth

Your banneton liner (the linen cloth that fits inside the basket) is one of the most useful tools in your sourdough kit — but it needs proper care to work...

How to Care for Your Banneton Liner and Cloth

Your banneton liner (the linen cloth that fits inside the basket) is one of the most useful tools in your sourdough kit — but it needs proper care to work...

Essential Tools for Beginner Sourdough Bakers

You don't need a lot of equipment to bake excellent sourdough at home. What you do need, you really do need — and using the wrong substitutes makes an already...

Essential Tools for Beginner Sourdough Bakers

You don't need a lot of equipment to bake excellent sourdough at home. What you do need, you really do need — and using the wrong substitutes makes an already...

What Is Sourdough Discard and What Can You Do W...

Every time you feed your sourdough starter, you remove a portion of it before adding fresh flour and water. That removed portion is called discard. The name makes it sound...

What Is Sourdough Discard and What Can You Do W...

Every time you feed your sourdough starter, you remove a portion of it before adding fresh flour and water. That removed portion is called discard. The name makes it sound...

Should You Make a Sourdough Starter From Scratc...

One of the first decisions you'll face when getting into sourdough is whether to make your own starter from scratch or start with an established culture. Both are valid paths....

Should You Make a Sourdough Starter From Scratc...

One of the first decisions you'll face when getting into sourdough is whether to make your own starter from scratch or start with an established culture. Both are valid paths....