Jeff PalmerI finally bowed to the bread gods and bought a seed heating mat to warm my sourdough starter and help my dough rise in my cold Northern California house. 😅
Is this ridiculous? Perhaps. Does it work? Yes, definitely. 🎉
Antoine Webanck@jeffpalmer wow, such commitment fellow sourdough baker! How much time does it take to rise otherwise?
@webanck My house is 68 degrees and that really elongates my rise. For the starter I’m currently making, I want 2x+ in < 12h and that wasn’t happening. Now seeing appropriate timings so I’m very pleased overall.
I was trying to use the microwave with a glass of hot water but that was a bit of a mixed bag. Honestly this turns out to be so much easier and will work for my pizza doughs and everything else. 🎉
@jeffpalmer yes, those days, my starter doubles over the night, but sometimes it's a bit colder and I put my starter jar on top of a heater in the morning, and that's even better as that's when the heaters are catching up after the night anyway. A very low setting in the oven could also do the trick :)