Hi, I’m David. I help bakers navigate from novice to Sourdough Master and beyond using proven systems and frameworks in the Sourdough Improvement community. Here are 7 tips to help you get started ⤵️ ➡️ Complete the Sourdough Identify Quest located on the Classroom page. This is a quick exercise to help you think about what specifics improvements and growth areas you wish to focus on here at Sourdough Improvement. It only takes a few minutes. When you get the results, I’d love it if you share those in a post so we all can get to you know you a little bit better! ➡️ Read about our sourdough baker certification roadmap. This is how we publicly recognize those who are making strides in their sourdough improvement journey. ➡️ Learn about our BreadScore™ visual analysis system and how to request an analysis for your sourdough bread. This is free for all community members! For best results submit up to 3 photos of your bread. Close ups, well-lit, and in focus work best. A brief description of ingredients and quantities along with your baking process (mixing, bulk fermentation, Dutch oven vs. open bake, etc.) helps ensures you get the best feedback. ➡️ Try out the Sourdough System Reboot. If you’re a beginning sourdough baker or just wanting get back on track with the basics, this recipe and approach are super helpful. In fact, I highly recommend all members give it a try as ‘baseline’ bake. ➡️ Check out the Classroom resources. More are being added all the time to help you on your sourdough improvement journey. (Note: if you’re a new member you may need to wait up to 24 hours for some Classroom resources to unlock.)

Have you been taking advantage of the free BreadScore™ visual analysis reports to help you improve your sourdough baking? Are you curious about seeing the big picture of your sourdough baking since you've joined this community? You can now request a BreadScore™ video overview! This works best if you have requested four or more analyses and provides highlights of your successes, opportunities for improvement, and a suggested next steps on your sourdough baking journey. @Patt Stanaway and @Ehsan Omara have graciously given permission to share their overviews with everyone. My hope is that others will also be willing to do the same as I think we all have so much to learn from each other when we are open and generous in sharing both are successes and struggles. If you are interested in your own personalized overview, let me know below. I also plan on providing you updated overviews monthly if you're interested. Thanks again to Patt and Ehsan for sharing!

Every Monday, I'll drop a new formula for everyone to try. I'll be documenting my own baking and sharing that as well throughout the week. Here's what you have to look forward to through the end of July ➡️ Monday, June 22 - Sourdough Hot Dog Buns Monday, June 29 - Sourdough Baguettes Monday, July 6 - Seeded Sourdough Sandwich Bread Monday, July 13 - Cacio e Pepe Sourdough Monday, July 20 - Sourdough Pain de Méteil Monday, July 27 - Sourdough English Muffins There may be a few additional surprises sprinkled in as well, so stay tuned!