Jenn has used up 5 pounds of flour on starter

[conuly]

and has yet to make bread or anything with the starter. This is madness and it must stop. We have yeast. What we don't have is enough flour for this when I have other things to use it on.

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Comments

[hudebnik]

I've been feeding my starter maybe half a cup of flour per week. Five pounds would last a LONG time at that rate.

Or is this a case of "don't already have a starter, let's see what's already living on the flour"? In which case it might take more to get a decent sized sample.

[conuly]

I think she's giving it considerably more than that!

[greghousesgf]

re: the slang and language article: I am living proof that "craterface" was NOT only directed at men.

[maju]

I was looking at sourdough starter recipes yesterday and was appalled a the amount of flour called for. You were supposed to feed your starter 3/4 cup of flour every day for five days, which must make a huge amount of starter, then you only need about 1 cup of it to make your bread. A huge waste of flour!

[conuly]

Don't forget you toss out half of it every time.