My first attempt at making sourdough starter cost me $40 and a whole weekend.

I followed a blog that said to use fancy bottled water and organic rye flour, buying special jars too, but I left the lid on too tight and it just turned into a weird, smelly paste after 3 days. Has anyone else had a starter fail because of something simple like that?

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the_betty23d ago

Yeah, that "weird, smelly paste" is the worst, I've been there.

henderson.mason20d ago

Wait, what paste are you guys even talking about?

diana_grant23d ago

Switched to tap water and all-purpose flour in a regular bowl covered with a plate, worked perfectly.