Comments on: My Sourdough Starter Cache: How I Keep Discard for Weeks https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/ Learn to Bake Sourdough Bread Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:22:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: muğla haber https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-44381 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 02:22:53 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-44381 Muğla’nın kalbi burada atıyor! En yeni haberler, gezilecek yerler, yerel lezzetler ve çok daha fazlası Muğla Portalı’nda. Muğla’yı bizimle keşfetmeye hazır mısın? Takipte kal!

]]> By: E.C. https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-43471 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:35:17 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-43471 Do you use the cache for recipes straight from the fridge? Or do I have to feed it first?

]]> By: Maurizio Leo https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-39662 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 16:04:25 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-39662 In reply to Jeny Lee.

I use the glass lid that comes with the Weck jar – simple and effective! Hope your starter wakes up nicely from its winter rest. Take your time with a few feeds to get it back to full strength!

]]> By: Jeny Lee https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-39188 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:39:46 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-39188 Love this tip for the cache! What type of lid do you use for your starter in the Weck jars? You’ve motivated me to wake up my starter this weekend….he’s been a little neglected in the fridge lately. Thank you! You always have great info.

]]> By: Maurizio Leo https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-39041 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:24:58 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-39041 In reply to methowskier.

Hah, love that. I haven't entrusted anyone to feed my starter yet, but I like the sharing of responsibility here. I use my discard pretty soon after as well, but sometimes it's nice to store some up for a large weekend pancake breakfast. Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: methowskier https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-38872 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:45:16 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-38872 Thank you. Very nice article.

I tend to use my discard right away for: pancakes, crackers, more loaves of bread (I experiment with those). But this is a great method in case I'm not able to use the discard right away.

My "regular" sourdough starter is now about ten years old. I feed it once a week, minimum. I leave the crock out for a few hours at room temperature after each feeding, until I can see vigorous bubbling. Then back in the fridge. When we travel, part of the duties of the person housesitting is to keep my sourdough alive.

]]> By: Maurizio Leo https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-38781 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 08:11:53 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-38781 In reply to Marie.

Eventually I do like to toss the discard, usually after a few weeks. But yes, it sounds like you could just use your starter here!

]]> By: Marie https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-38770 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:44:29 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-38770 I’ve been saving my discard in one container. I usually save the discard from my 3rd or 4th feeding. I place it in the fridge & I’ll pull small amounts of the discard from the tub, feed it usually 3-4 times before I make sourdough bread (oops). I do 20 grams of discard, 10 grams of h2o, 10 grams of rye/bread flour. After the 3rd or 4th feeding I’ll use it to make a levain. My breads always taste great, but I had no idea I wasn’t suppose to use the discard to make sourdoughs. That tub I keep in the fridge smells fruity and has been in my fridge for over a month. I have an other jar of my actual starter. I feed it a couple times a month. Since I started using the discard I haven’t pulled from my starter to make bread. Im also new to making sourdough bread and feel way in over my head at times. Maybe I should just toss the discard and take from my actual starter.

]]> By: Maurizio Leo https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-38302 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:17:17 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-38302 In reply to Tony Z..

You are understanding it correctly, Tony. Technically, the discard you add near the end of the 2 weeks will still be okay for 2 weeks after that… But if I don't use the jar by then, I just throw out whatever is left. Otherwise, you'll have a complicated first in last out queue situation or multiple jars 🙂

]]> By: Tony Z. https://www.theperfectloaf.com/my-sourdough-starter-cache-how-i-keep-discard-for-weeks/#comment-38268 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:07:36 +0000 https://www.theperfectloaf.com/?p=22705#comment-38268 Once you start the cache I assume it is okay to add your starter discard daily for the subsequent 13-days is that correct? Then at 14 days it is best to start fresh again. Put another way, the cache isn't just one days discard held for 2-weeks, but the accumulation (if not used) of discard over a 14-day period. Am I understanding correctly? Thanks!

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