Bakerdale Dehydrated Natural Sourdough Starter Culture

I can’t say I have any complaints. I’ve tried making sourdough starter on my own. Using store bought bread yeast, or just leaving a jar of flour and water out to ferment naturally. Every time I’ve done that the starter has a terrible taste, very sour, makes the bread taste more like lemons then bread. I end up throwing the bread out and the starter out. But this starter is very different. It activated in about two days. I used it to bake my first loaf of bread on day three. That first loaf came out kind of flat, more like a bagel then bread. But the second loaf came out perfectly! This starter has excellent flavor! Not too potent. Just a hint of sour. Takes longer to rise then store bought yeast but that is to be expected. I’ve baked two loaves of bread so far and made a batch of waffles. The taste is fantastic. So much better then the starter I’ve started on my own. I named my starter Frank because I knew a Frank who was an old guy who always looked grouchy but was actually a nice guy. That’s my starter. Frank. Frank is sitting on the counter right now bubbling away. He’s happy.

Doesn’t work. Worthless

After two days of uncertainty due to minimal activity in my starter, I began to doubt its vitality. However, on the third day, my doubts were dispelled as my starter culture experienced significant growth, more than doubling in size. It turned out that it simply required a warmer temperature to thrive. Now, I'm back to baking a loaf every other day, thanks to its gradual development, which conveniently aligns with my schedule. This product has proven to be an excellent investment, offering both quality and affordability.

Omg!!! I was able to start baking the first week I started. Follow the directions!! Feed every day. I’ve already made so much and continue to feed and still going! If you don’t know how to follow directions you shouldn’t start making sour dough anyways. Also don’t expect to throw some flour in and be done, you have to be patient and love your sour dough!

It worked great by day 4 I had a happy sour dough starter I also used all purpose flour instead of bread flour and it still worked fine.

Did NOT work. I followed the instructions to a T. This starter ended up molding and did not create a good bubble in the starter. Ended up throwing it out on day 10. Total waste of money.

Purchased product..GREAT customer service. I am new to sourdough and emailed them a question. The baker replied with a very detailed and in depth explanation. I have used their stater alot. Follow the directions and it will last forever. Great product. Would definitely buy again

This starter just doesn't live up to expectations. I baked quite a lot in 2020, as did everyone else. My starter would rise 3x. I lapsed and let my starter die. I decided to start brewing again and couldn't get my starter (from scratch) to rise as before. I thought if I bought something like this it would restart to my previous rise. I followed the instructions, and now after 2 weeks, I get almost no rise at all. I even use 50% whole wheat flour, which has more protein, and should rise at least 2x the starter amount. Save your money and just make one from scratch (youtube is your friend).