Dropped $300 on a sourdough starter kit from a place in Portland and my first 6 loaves came out like hockey pucks

Ben Coleman · 2026-09-13T11:55:03.884767+00:00

I bought one of those beginner kits with the jar, the flour, and the little thermometer for $300 because a girl at work swore by it. Six loaves later my bread was still dense enough to use as a doorstop, and the local bakery down the street charges $7 for a loaf that blows mine away. Turns out you can get the same results for like $15 of flour and a jar from Goodwill. Anyone here actually make sourdough work without spending real money on it, or is it just me?

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