Living Dough - 233 Year Old San Francisco Sourdough Starter Culture - Active & Live Organic Sourdough Starter for Baking - For Artisanal Bread, Pizza Dough, Waffles & More

I can't get the lid off! Apparently others have also had problems. Is there some sort of trick?UPDATE.I finally got the lid off (hint, it is not screwed on, so turning the lid to unscrew it does nothing - you have to pry/pop it off).Having finally gotten to the starter, I fed it slowly (at room temperature) with small, equal amounts (by weight) of bottled water and bread flour for about a week and a half, and it easily came back to life. I now have a good, healthy starter - and just baked with it for the first time. The bread came out wonderful.I've been baking sourdough bread for years, and have had a number of starters, and I must say this is one of the best I've ever used. The smell is deep, rich, and has that distinctive tanginess. I'd recommend this to everyone from sourdough beginners to people that are very experienced. It is just an excellent product.I also want to add a note about the Seller. I posted an initial review, just complaining about the lid. The seller reached out to me offering a replacement or refund. I was tied up with other things and didn't respond. Without even being asked, he sent another starter. I was very pleasantly surprised. The company genuinely cares about happy customers.So - bottom line - my grumpy one star review has been changed to five stars. This is an excellent product, sold by a very responsible company.

Absolutely gorgeous and delicious bread. I've been making my own sourdough for a few years and thought I would try out a few different starters and see if I noticed a difference. I've never used any starter that wasnt my own but I have brought starter from one house to another during a move and definitely noticed they were different. I ordered the starter and noticed that it would be a little while before it arrived and I had a short trip coming up so I ordered it right as I left. Low and behold, it arrived early and our cool spring weather hit one of those weird hot humid spells for 3 days and I was nervous that the starter may have gotten cooked in my mail box. I wanted to give it a go and see. The starter took about a week to wake up and when it did it was some of the most beautiful bubbly texture and gorgeous starter I've ever seen. I definitely plan to buy others to try and I have many different ideas I want to try now.

I’ve tried a few gluten-free sourdough starters in the past with disappointing results, but this Living Dough starter totally exceeded my expectations. It arrived active and bubbly, with clear instructions to get it going. Within a few days, I was baking the most delicious gluten-free sourdough bread—crusty on the outside, soft and airy inside! What really impressed me is how versatile it is. I’ve used it for pizza dough, waffles, and even pancakes, and everything has turned out amazing. It gives that authentic sourdough tang that’s so hard to find in gluten-free baking.I also love that it’s organic and made specifically for gluten-free flours it plays well with rice, sorghum, and oat flour blends. Perfect for anyone with gluten sensitivities who misses real sourdough flavor and texture. Highly recommend for beginners and experienced bakers alike!

I am very pleased with the quality of this sourdough starter! I had previously attempted to make sourdough bread from dried starter with 'meh' results. I ordered the San Fransico variety. It arrived well packed, in a timely fashion and once fed, kicked in quckly so that 1 month later we are doing really well together. As a precaution, I split it into two batches which I use alternatively to make various breads, pancakes, crumpets, and rolls.I think what really made the difference was the clear, indepth instructions which came with the starter. It helped me understand what I had previously misunderstood and included important tips on specific ingredients. (Measure by weight not volume) Making soudough is such an odd process it pays to get expert advice!

I tried several times to make a sourdough starter and failed! I saw a short on YouTube in which a young lady mentioned telling her sister to just buy (or be gifted) a starter. So I took her advice (that she gave her sister) and bought a starter. I purchased the Einkorn starter, since I use it in our low carb - Keto Friendly - flour mix.It worked perfectly! I feed it with Einkorn only and use with our low carb flour for bread. I haven't quite tweaked the low carb bread recipe, but the starter gives it that sourdough taste and goodness.Note: Our flour is about 1/4 Einkorn flour, so that is why the starter has difficulty making it rise. NOTHING is wrong with the starter...it is perfect. Gluten free breads do not make sourdough like those made with wheat flour. It won't happen.But, I love the bread we end up with and has roughly (depending on how you slice it) <6g carbs per slice.I would definitely recommend buying this starter!Thank you!

This is my first time with a sourdough starter, and I’m super excited :P. It kinda feels like I have a pet to feed now! It actually smelled really nice when I opened it, and I can’t wait until it’s ready to use! It came with instructions on how to feed and store it, which was nice. I kinda wish some recipes had been included though, or maybe some tips on what’s recommended for certain things, like what kind of jar I should store it in, what type of flour is best, what should it look like if it’s ready, and what the ideal temperature and humidity are. Overall, this seems like a great quality product and I’m gathering recipes to make once it’s ready :).

Got this as a gift for someone who bakes but hadn’t tried sourdough yet - it arrived in perfect shape, and I don’t know any bread words but they were able to use it to start (ha! Bread joke there) baking sourdough and then I was able to eat some of that sourdough bread so I think we’re all happy. As a “starter” starter (another little bread joke for you guys there) I recommend it tho again full disclosure I can’t bake, I only eat bread.