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Baking with a two and a half year hibernating starter? | Foodgeek
In this exciting baking experiment, discover if a sourdough starter that’s been hibernating in the fridge for 2.5 years can still make delicious bread! Watch as I revive the dormant starter and bake three loaves at different stages of activity, sharing tips and insights along the way. Join me on this fascinating journey to see if time in the fridge has preserved the magic of sourdough. Don’t miss out on this unique baking challenge that combines science and culinary art.
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  • @Musicerik100
    @Musicerik100 16 годин тому

    Hey. Tried your recipie - made great bread. Thanks Q: when i use baker %. The flour is allways 100%. How much water and flour does the starter count for ??? How does it count towards the total % of hydration ??

  • @utshavkhatiwada6948
    @utshavkhatiwada6948 День тому

    det ser lækkert ud.❤❤❤kærlighed fra Nepal.

  • @vienneliao2748
    @vienneliao2748 2 дні тому

    Amazing video thanks ❤!!

  • @dlibby4979
    @dlibby4979 2 дні тому

    A bit of labeling as you go along would be nice, I got them mixed up as they look the same- until the last cutting and showing the insides together to camera.

  • @Michael_4386
    @Michael_4386 3 дні тому

    Does the beer take away the nutritional benefits of the sourdough, like instant yeast does when making a hybrid?

  • @richardf6932
    @richardf6932 3 дні тому

    I did find that for the batard, if the dough is high hydration and I do a center cut, the final product is more spread out and flat. I ended up doing the classic French cut (3 cross cuts), which helps retain the shape a bit better. Thank you for the videos and examples of the different cuts

  • @jeb605
    @jeb605 5 днів тому

    Just found your video - very good. I follow the tartine recipe but will try yours. Question, if I may. I have trouble slicing. I noticed your taste piece was sliced rather thin. Did you use the knife you have listed? How long after baking did you wait to make that slice? Thanks much.

  • @chris800320
    @chris800320 6 днів тому

    In my country, where the room temperature is over 86F in summer, there is a method that adds 0.01% of salt to "save" the weak starter. I just tried, and it works. Before adding salt it smells acidic and only bubbles. After adding salt, it finally rises.

  • @thepalacio
    @thepalacio 6 днів тому

    As always another awesome video!

  • @user-vx7hg3nn4v
    @user-vx7hg3nn4v 7 днів тому

    in the fridge uncovered?

  • @cindyaltheide5474
    @cindyaltheide5474 7 днів тому

    How do you make your Well Fed Starter?

  • @yfp7127
    @yfp7127 7 днів тому

    Coincidentally I just resurrected an 2 year hibernating starter from the fridge 3 weeks ago and since it's third feed it's running great, stronger than ever.

  • @L_T86
    @L_T86 7 днів тому

    I did this experiment a while ago by mistake. I have never produced such a flat pancake as I did then. 🤣

  • @mattymattffs
    @mattymattffs 8 днів тому

    The first bread, you didn't let it ferment enough. I use old starter out of the fridge all the time. Takes way longer to ferment, e.g. after a year it took a day and a half and i had to give some extra strength towards the end. But the loaf looked more like your 5 day revive

  • @TimTernet0
    @TimTernet0 8 днів тому

    Very Interesting Sir! Many Thanks!

  • @paulskent
    @paulskent 8 днів тому

    Sune... Welcome back.. I have really missed your vidoes. And your guitar collection.. I agree with you that there is a lot of mythology about starters and the need to keep an active (energetic?) starter by feeding daily. I have just been on an extended trip to Europe. I had left my starter in the hands of a neighbour to feed and refresh on a weekly basis. I also kept a small amount in the fridge which was unattended for about 4 weeks. On my return I refreshed both the managed and neglected pots on my first evening back. I baked with them both the following morning and there was no discernible difference in the results. They both worked well. This was a rye and white flour starter that I first developed about 10 years ago. As you have said it was ready to bake with after about 5 days after I first started the feeding process. Cheers Paul... Keep up the vids..

  • @teslarex
    @teslarex 9 днів тому

    Great technique. I have an ANOVA steam oven with baking steel. It's difficult to get a good ear. The convection fan is always on during steam and maximum bottom heat is 356F. I've gotten better results presteaming with bottom and rear heat 482F. Loading bread. Turning off oven. Later turning back on.

  • @clarekrmiller
    @clarekrmiller 9 днів тому

    I’m not surprised, but I am cheered!

  • @jarilyden
    @jarilyden 9 днів тому

    Good to have you back, Sune. My longest forgotten starter was nine months. Poured the hooch off, fed three days daily and one day twice. Next day a perfect bake. All the best for the new job!

  • @TEDodd
    @TEDodd 9 днів тому

    I don't buy making a fresh starter in 4 or 5 days. Not from just flour and water.

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 9 днів тому

      Never the less. It happened. My second video on UA-cam: SOURDOUGH STARTER from scratch - RECIPE for success! ua-cam.com/video/ZU2z8u7MErI/v-deo.html

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd 9 днів тому

      @@Foodgeek everything I've ever seen says it takes weeks. There may be an initial false rise from bacterial activity, but it takes weeks to concentrate the yeast and bacteria you want. My personal experience is it takes 4-5 weeks to get a strong, active starter. Perhaps you could do that initial starter creation. But monitor it for 4-5 weeks and see how it develops overtime.

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 9 днів тому

      @TEDodd The following recipe was baked using that starter. I promise you it was ready 😊

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd 9 днів тому

      @@Foodgeek so why does everyone else say it takes weeks? Why so many cases of young starters (2-3 weeks old) being problematic? And after contunuingbto feed for a few more weeks clears up those problems? My own experiences agree that 2-3 weeks isn't long enough to reliably double in 4 hrs after 1:1:1 feeding. Even reactivating a dried starter takes more than a week. Maybe you got lucky? That's why I'd like to see a controlled experiment. See if you can recreate your earlier result. See how it changes over the course of 5 weeks. Same feeding schedule and record time to double.

    • @PBandJellyTime-ei1ur
      @PBandJellyTime-ei1ur 7 днів тому

      @@TEDodd He's starting from an existing starter (albeit, a very inactive one) vs plain flour and water. Most 'from scratch' starters that are made from plain flour and water with nothing else takes time to build up in strength, hence the many weeks you've seen in other blogs, etc. His method of revival is very similar to other methods of having backup starter. One method of having backup starter is to dry it flat, break them apart and place them into jars on the shelf or zip top bags in the freezer. This dried up starter can be crumbled up and mixed in with a similar ratio of 1:3:3. One would have more success reviving it within a week rather than starting from scratch. Personally, I have done this a few times with great success and it takes 4-5 days for the starter to reach it's peak once again.

  • @user-dg7sy8cz3b
    @user-dg7sy8cz3b 9 днів тому

    I smear my starter in a thin coat over a ball that’s been pulled a few times, then poke it with a chopstick all over a bunch of times. After a half hour I’ll pull and mix. A couple more times and a good rest to ferment. Never fails.

  • @anitavela-johnson1757
    @anitavela-johnson1757 10 днів тому

    I am also interested in the starter ratios. Do you have another video that explains this? Thank you for your very helpful, informative videos.

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 9 днів тому

      Watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/zjqqkfdYMq8/v-deo.html 😁

    • @jarilyden
      @jarilyden 9 днів тому

      If you have a question about sourdough, Sune has already answered it!

  • @Tayssir71
    @Tayssir71 10 днів тому

    Hi geek thak you for your wonderful videos i have a question , my starter is yong and when i want to make bread my dough takes about 12h to grow up what can i do to make my starter strong ? 🙏🏼

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 9 днів тому

      Watch this video: ua-cam.com/video/zjqqkfdYMq8/v-deo.html 😍

  • @andodie
    @andodie 10 днів тому

    I brought my very old starter to my daughters house in Salt Lake City, fed it once and then used it - it was amazing. Sourdough is always very successful there - I think it may be the altitude. Now, that would be an interesting experiment.

  • @sheilanc1
    @sheilanc1 10 днів тому

    My sourdough starter set for 6 months in the refrigerator I only bake in the winter pull it out feed it and I have fabulous sourdough all winter long. So many people think they kill their starter when they really don't what do you think they did back in the days they didn't discard and waste stuff.

    • @VeretenoVids
      @VeretenoVids 10 днів тому

      I do the same because we don't have air con and I don't even want to think of turning the oven up to 500F (260C) when it's 90F (32C). It's usually sluggish at first like Sune's was, but gets going soon enough.

  • @judyfletcher1818
    @judyfletcher1818 10 днів тому

    To use a very old starter successfully straight from the fridge, to be fair, after stirring in the hooch, mix up your sourdough as usual, but let it bulk raise much longer, even two plus days until it has truly doubled in size. It just takes longer! The same after forming the loaf. Let rise as long as it takes to double. Then score and bake as usual. The results could amaze you in oven spring and flavor. However I haven’t seen it done with quite so aged of a starter. Maybe up to 12 months or so.

  • @terri_loves_plants5799
    @terri_loves_plants5799 10 днів тому

    I don't bake bread in the summer much. So by fall my starter is a few months old. I feed it twice and its ready to go. For those that say, isn't it easier to just start a new one? For me....a friend gave me the original starter. She has since passed away. I feel its still 'her' starter and I just cannot discard it.

  • @ms_texas
    @ms_texas 10 днів тому

    The egg & avocado are my favorite 😍

  • @bedvyr
    @bedvyr 10 днів тому

    Is there a danger of botulism or other pathogens? My starter jar gets moldy if I leave it in one container too long.

    • @PianoGuy954
      @PianoGuy954 10 днів тому

      Does it get moldy in the fridge, container sealed? That seems unlikely. If there is a fine layer of black-ish liquid stuff, that's not mold and it's part of the starter, it shouldn't be thrown away, just mixed in again.

  • @lenlevine7146
    @lenlevine7146 10 днів тому

    Hope you are doing well. Thank you for doing the experiment I always wondered about. I often leave my starter in the fridge for 6 to 8 weeks and I usually need just a good feeding (1:5:5) and 12+ hours to get it ready to use for baking. Of course I get better bread results after 2 feedings.

  • @SandiHooper
    @SandiHooper 10 днів тому

    I find this very comforting. I’m traveling a lot this next two years and hate to ask others to hassle with my starter. I loved seeing the great rise in the 1:50:50 feeding. Good stuff, Sune! I love your videos.

  • @avrc9285
    @avrc9285 10 днів тому

    soon ppl will try to patent the ability to breath

  • @glendastaples9536
    @glendastaples9536 10 днів тому

    I don't bake as much nowadays, so I keep my starter in the fridge sometimes up to 2-3 months. Turn the hooch out, feed and use next day. (I don't care for the gray color, so I do toss it.) If it doesn't rise correctly, then I feed for an extra day and bake with it. I've been doing this a couple of years with this starter. I have also stored some in the freezer for a longer tiime, maybe a year or so, feed it a few times and it's good to go. I have made different starters through the years. Back in the late 70's, a milk and yogurt starter. In the early 2000's, a wheat one, a rye one, and one with all-purpose flours all with water. Mostly now I use just water and bread flour, if it is not up to par, I put in about a teaspoon of rye flour and it's very active again. I am no expert by any means, just enjoy baking and feel like I am the lab making my concoctions. 😂

    • @judyfletcher1818
      @judyfletcher1818 10 днів тому

      The hooch is very much part of the starter and NEVER thrown out! Stir it well into your starter to maintain correct hydration.

  • @peterdavis2233
    @peterdavis2233 10 днів тому

    I've had similar experiences with "old" starter left for months in the fridge. But, as you pointed out, it only takes 4 or 5 days to make a fresh batch of starter anyway. So why bother recharging a very old starter when you can just as easily make a new one from scratch? Sentimentality? Probably, since Chad Robertson has proven that there isn't any real difference between an old starter and a brand new one--he once ran completely out of his long-time starter at Tartine and they didn't miss a beat, creating a new starter instantly from the ambient yeast in their kitchen and they continued just as before--same bread the very next day. As always, an interesting experiment. Wondering if you can completely dispense with the stretch and folds as long as the final rise is overnight for at least 12 hours? Gluten will develop anyway, right?

  • @IMBlakeley
    @IMBlakeley 10 днів тому

    I left mine 8 weeks when I was travelling, fed it twice and it was good to go. I've frozen some starter, don't know how that will work out when I try it.

  • @davidpearson8043
    @davidpearson8043 10 днів тому

    I resurrected mine after 9-12 months without feeding. I thought it was dead when it didn’t hardly move in 24 hours at room temp, but I immediately re-fed it and in another 24 hours it was very active. Still going strong. Thx for the video.

  • @petemuellner1231
    @petemuellner1231 10 днів тому

    Could you explain why you used such widely divergent starter, flour, water ratios when building the starters? I'm kinda stuck in the 2:1:2 ratio with good results, but not sure how to experiment with different starter ratios. Did you do already do a video showing results of different starters?

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 10 днів тому

      2:1:2 as in 50g starter/25g flour/50g water? Very liquid starter 😊

    • @jeffstrehlow2623
      @jeffstrehlow2623 10 днів тому

      When you use a large starter to food ratio, the yeast/bacteria can feed longer and goes through more generations of multiplying. The starter has more time to recover.

  • @notahotshot
    @notahotshot 10 днів тому

    If it took four days to get a starter from scratch, and five days using the old starter, wouldn't it be more a case of inhibiting the yeast in the fresh flour, rather than reviving any yeast that may have been in the old starter?

  • @tina_rochelle393
    @tina_rochelle393 10 днів тому

    My starter’s 3 1/2 months old🥳

  • @billpowell1614
    @billpowell1614 10 днів тому

    I resurrected my mom's 40 year old starters after 7 years of non-use, non feeding. Took a couple weeks to get it nice and healthy, but is growing great now!

    • @bullerfugl
      @bullerfugl 10 днів тому

      I'm not trying to step on your happiness but how are you even sure you resurrected it, it only takes a week to start a fresh one from scratch

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd 9 днів тому

      ​@@bullerfuglI'v never seen a new starter ready in a week. Activity sure, but it's not balanced with the right yeast and bacteria yet.

    • @space.youtube
      @space.youtube 9 днів тому

      @@TEDodd "Took A COUPLE (of) WEEKS to get it nice and healthy, but is growing great now!"

    • @TEDodd
      @TEDodd 9 днів тому

      @@space.youtube the person I replied to, bullerfugl, said it only takes a week to make a fresh starter.

    • @space.youtube
      @space.youtube 9 днів тому

      @@TEDodd Yep, my mistake. Sorry.

  • @patrickfort4467
    @patrickfort4467 10 днів тому

    I go south for a few months in the winter and leave my starter in the fridge. When I return home, I pour off the liquid, which I believe is mostly alcohol, and feed my starter for a day. After that it works fine. I don't understand why it wouldn't; starter can be dehydrated and still work.

  • @soniacosgrove
    @soniacosgrove 10 днів тому

    What a great experiment! Thank you for sharing with us. I value nostalgia as well :)

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 10 днів тому

      My starter is still the first one I made back in 2018 🥺

  • @andreapin9233
    @andreapin9233 10 днів тому

    What was the smell once you opened it?

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 10 днів тому

      Sour, but not unbearably so 😊

    • @andreapin9233
      @andreapin9233 10 днів тому

      @Foodgeek I see. Great looking bread after 5 days. Thanks for sharing

    • @Foodgeek
      @Foodgeek 10 днів тому

      @andreapin9233 It was definitely active again 😊

  • @Barbarra63297
    @Barbarra63297 10 днів тому

    Born in 1954, all the kids in the neighborhood grew up on wonderbread. The wonderbread you buy today tastes nothing like it did back in the 50's, 60's and 70's.

  • @marcostrydom5907
    @marcostrydom5907 10 днів тому

    is your shirt perhaps an Art of kickz product?

  • @elmathewswi
    @elmathewswi 11 днів тому

    Thanks!