One comment about my sourdough starter changed everything I was doing wrong

I had been baking sourdough for about 8 months and kept getting dense, flat loaves that looked more like hockey pucks than bread. A lady at my local farmer's market in Eugene asked if I was feeding my starter at the same time every day and I said nah, just whenever I remembered. She told me that consistency is more important than anything else with starters, even the type of flour you use. I started feeding it every morning at 7am before work, same amount of water and flour each time. After just 10 days my starter was doubling in size in 4 hours instead of 8. My bread now has those big airy holes I see on Instagram and I don't even need to use the fancy organic flour anymore. Has anyone else had a simple timing change completely fix their sourdough problems?

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betty_ward5d agoMost Upvoted

Honestly this tracks with so many things in life, not just baking - showing up consistently at the same time beats trying to be perfect whenever you remember.

james_butler4d ago

Forced myself to water my plants at the same time each week and now they actually live.