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Dormant Sourdough Starter: Is It Dead or Just Sleeping? (How to Tell and How to Wake It Up)

· June 16, 2026
Dormant Sourdough Starter: Is It Dead or Just Sleeping? (How to Tell and How to Wake It Up)

A cold snap rolled through my kitchen one February, dropping the room to something like 60 degrees for the better part of a week, and that’s the exact stretch of time I let slip by without checking on Harold, my starter. Three weeks passed before I finally lifted the lid, and what greeted me looked … Read more

Reviving a Dead Starter: How I Brought Mine Back After 4 Months in the Fridge

· January 24, 2026
Reviving a Dead Starter: How I Brought Mine Back After 4 Months in the Fridge

Reaching into the back of the fridge one Sunday afternoon for leftover pasta, my hand landed on a mason jar I didn’t immediately recognize — shoved behind the mustard and a block of cheese that had seen better days, topped with a layer of gray-brown liquid like something out of a ghost story. That was … Read more