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Desem Sourdough Starter

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Product Review (submitted on March 13, 2013):

I've been feeding and caring for my starter for a couple of weeks now. It rehydrated just fine, and been bubbling (which is so exciting!). I made pancakes with it yesterday that turned out great! I haven't tried bread yet. (I still need to buy a loaf pan.)

I do want to say that in the tutorial videos, I was told that my starter would be twice the volume when it's ready to use as it is when I first feed it. I didn't find this to be the case. I've fed it faithfully twice a day since I got it, and it only increases by 50%. (1 cup of starter becomes 1 1/2 cups.)

Also, the tutorial video instructed me to use too little water. When I measured the ingredients out as instructed, my starter was way too dry, like a dough. I doubled the amount of water until it resembled a thick smoothie, and that looked much better. Beware! The tutorial videos don't seem to include instructions that are appropriate for whole wheat starters.