Ever notice how your dough sometimes takes off like a rocket 🚀… and other times sits there looking at you like, “nah, not today”? 😅 That’s temperature doing its thing! 🔥Warm environments make your dough rise faster. ❄️Cool ones slow it down. It’s one of those little “invisible” factors that can completely change how your dough behaves — even when your recipe and starter are the same. 👉 So, let’s compare: What’s your average kitchen temp right now? And how does your dough usually respond — fast riser or slow & steady? Drop your temps (or your best guess!) below ⬇️ Let’s see what kind of climates everyone’s baking in today!

💡Today’s topic: How often do you feed your starter? Tell us about your rhythm! • Do you keep your starter on the counter with daily feeds? •Store it in the fridge and refresh weekly? • Or are you a “feed it when I need it” kind of baker? 👀 There’s no wrong answer here — every baker finds the routine that fits their lifestyle & baking schedule😄 Drop your feeding schedule below + any tips you’ve learned along the way! Let’s compare notes and help each other keep those happy, bubbly starters thriving. ✨

☕️Join us live to talk about various sourdough processes and get your questions answered! Or even chime in on an answer😜 See you soon!

Let me know in the poll below! If you have, comment its name below💬⤵️ Believe it or not, in these 2 years of having my starter, I haven't given her a name 🤷🏻‍♀️ nothing has clicked yet lol. Maybe one day it will

Drop your most festive, creative, chaotic or gorgeous Christmas-themed sourdough bakes inside the Monthly Baking Challenge category for a chance to be featured in our ✨ Member Spotlight at the end of the month! Think candy-cane twists, gingerbread vibes, cranberry magic, peppermint swirls… or whatever holiday chaos inspires you 🎅🔥 Successes, flops, experiments, masterpieces—we want to see it ALL! Let’s light up this feed with Christmas creativity! 🎁🥖✨