Also known as sourdough starters, they are usually found in jars with curious names written on top, living off a mixture of flour and water. They require close monitoring to keep them healthy and ...

And the container should not be so small that the growing starter will overflow, but also not so large that it's hard to notice the rising. Glass jars fit all the criteria, which makes them an ...

He also writes about coffee, beer, and food for Wirecutter. After further testing, the Sourhouse Starter Jar is my new favorite way to keep my sourdough starter, and I cover my dough with Wild ...

Pictured are sourdough starters grown up from experimental communities (from the left: control [no microbes added], yeast only, yeast plus lactic acid bacteria, yeast plus lactic acid bacteria ...