08/10/2026
Thanks for bearing with us during our weekend off! Herman the Sourdough Starter and I are officially back to work today. ☺️.
Since social media loves to show featured reels with overflowing jars of , I just wanted to offer a counterexample of keeping just what you need. On dough day, I can easily use 2500 grams of starter. But, once the dough comes together, I only have a small amount of starter left and that's what takes me into the next week! Herman typically lives in the 4oz glass container for at least a few days before I start bulking up his feeds in preparation for bake day, when he moves into the big plastic container (6qt). No need to throw away a huge amount of discard this way, although I do keep a small amount in the fridge for cookies!
