Took me 4 years to try a sourdough starter, wish I did it sooner

I always thought sourdough starters were too much maintenance for a home baker like me. Finally started one back in March and after 2 weeks of feeding it, my first loaf came out with a better crust than anything I made with commercial yeast. Anybody else put off trying something only to find out it was easier than you thought?

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jakegarcia17d ago

Yeah for sure. It took me forever to try making my own pizza dough from scratch. I just bought the pre-made stuff for years thinking it would be way too complicated and messy. Finally did it one weekend during lockdown and it was honestly not that bad. A little trial and error with the kneading time but after a few tries I got a nice chewy crust that blows the store bought stuff away. Now I won't even bother with the pre-made stuff unless I'm really in a rush. Sometimes you just gotta jump in and see what happens.

kellyg1417d ago

Man honestly @jakegarcia I gotta push back a little. Like yeah homemade dough is good but is it really that big of a deal? I've had both and the difference is not some life changing thing. A good store bought crust with some better toppings and maybe a little oil on the edges is like 90% of the way there. And honestly I've been to pizzerias that charge like 30 bucks for a pie and it's dry cardboard. Meanwhile I've had frozen pizza from Aldi that hit the spot. Sometimes the effort isn't worth the small improvement.