I threw out my 10 year old starter and made a new one - and it’s the best thing I’ve done for my sourdough baking! Why? 1. My old starter was strong but grew quite slowly and only tripled - my new one is rising 5x its size 2. Even though my old starter was well cared for it was probably harbouring some bad bacteria from way back that was holding it back. The new one is fresh and balanced with no “bad baggage” (it tastes almost sweet!) 3. My loves are more open and better fermented than ever befo

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