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Apron Maven San Francisco Sourdough Starter

$16.99
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  • Bold, tangy San Francisco flavor — the classic sour loaf
  • Great for open-crumb boules, batards and sourdough toast
  • Shipped live and active — bake within days of arrival
  • Feeding instructions included
  • Alive, or we replace it free
  • Ships fast
  • Real baker support when you need help
A live San Francisco-style sourdough starter, hand-fed twice daily since 2018 and shipped at peak activity. Expect a bright, lactic tang and a toasted-grain finish. This is a 100% hydration culture — equal parts flour and water — that doubles reliably in about 4 hours at 76°F. It loves long cold retards, so it's the right jar for open-crumb country loaves, baguettes, and ciabatta. One ounce jar. Feed on arrival, then refrigerate between bakes.
Shipping
Insulated mailer, ships fast.
Care
Feed on arrival, then keep refrigerated between bakes.

See it in the kitchen

Watch the culture wake up, what peak looks like, and how a feed actually goes.

Start to first loafThe full walkthrough — waking the culture, feeding, and baking day.
In the jarWhat a healthy, well-fed starter looks like at peak.
Feeding dayFlour, water, stir — under a minute of daily care.

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  • Mrs.44

    July 30, 2024

    First time ever with SD… and I was not let down

    So I was trying to figure out how to make bread on my own and came across sourdough (apparently it’s a craze) I didn’t want to fail at making my own starter as I know I would have given up pretty easily had it been a failure; so I began research and came across sourdough starters on Amazon. Being that there are so many, reviews became my bestie for this part of the research … I ended up ordering this brand, and I was NOT disappointed! The first two batches of bread that I made from it were horrible, in my opinion, and I thought I would never be able to figure this out. They were super heavy and dense. My son loved them. I did not. And I don’t blame the dough on this nor the starter, it was just me… I didn’t have the patience or know how. And there is such a delicate science to this. However, after a little more research and I found some patience to help me out, I was finally able to produce a quality, beautiful sourdough. The instructions that came with the product were very clear, and while I did not utilize the Customer Service option to help me when I thought I was failing, it was there, and I have no doubt that it would’ve been Helpful as per the reviews I’ve read. The taste of the sourdough that was a success was absolutely wonderful. Soft and cloudy feeling on the inside and chewy with a crunch on the outside. While I cannot compare this to any other starters out there, I can say that this one performed to my expectations. And I would also add that I believe the price is on point for such starters. As well, I would like to add that while a starter says it’s however, many years old and has been passed down over X amount of generations, Once it gets into your home and you begin to feed it, it adapts to you and your environment and now basically becomes a new type of starter, or new type of sourdough I should say. It becomes your way of passing a part of you down through generations once you’re gone 🙌🤞🤞 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Quality, taste and performance!

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Apron Maven San Francisco Sourdough Starter

$16.99