I immediately liked the idea of a re-purposed skewer for stirring/mixing liquid starter and levain in my jars. Since I had a spare skewer and wood on hand, I made the tool. It works very well.
Your wood handles for the tool look great. Thanks for the idea.
Your photo of the stirrers is awesome. I can’t wait to see mine, which is in California, awaiting my arrival next week. There’s one waiting for the friend I’m visiting too. She’ll be surprised. This is such a great idea for a useful tool.
Got a chance to use the sourdough stirrer today and it works beautifully--so much more effective and satisfying than the skinny red plastic spatula I have been using--and much easier to clean. Also, I am so happy to find out that there is a cleaning cloth for bread dough--nothing we have tried has been very effective--and even the reusable options (microfiber cloth, plastic scrubby) are impossible to really clean well. Thank you so much.
I read your endorsement of the Sourdough Home and found it interesting. I have not received mine yet, but I anticipate that it would make the incubation of a desem culture much easier. This culture requires 14 days of a temperature range of 50 to 65 degree F. I recently started a culture using a small cooler and a steady supply of ice. I was proud of my ingenuity, but I'll take the convenience any day.
I immediately liked the idea of a re-purposed skewer for stirring/mixing liquid starter and levain in my jars. Since I had a spare skewer and wood on hand, I made the tool. It works very well.
Your wood handles for the tool look great. Thanks for the idea.
Your photo of the stirrers is awesome. I can’t wait to see mine, which is in California, awaiting my arrival next week. There’s one waiting for the friend I’m visiting too. She’ll be surprised. This is such a great idea for a useful tool.
The Teiger dish cloth is something I desperately need and didn't know that it existed. THANK YOU.
You are welcome! I didn't know I needed it either!
I'm trying to find them here in NZ, no luck yet ... but the search continues!
Ah, broken link on the sourdough stirrers!
Thanks for catching that, Kara! I've updated it, but here it is: https://shop.andrewjanjigian.com/product/antique-sourdough-starter-stirrer-pre-order
Got a chance to use the sourdough stirrer today and it works beautifully--so much more effective and satisfying than the skinny red plastic spatula I have been using--and much easier to clean. Also, I am so happy to find out that there is a cleaning cloth for bread dough--nothing we have tried has been very effective--and even the reusable options (microfiber cloth, plastic scrubby) are impossible to really clean well. Thank you so much.
You are welcome!
I read your endorsement of the Sourdough Home and found it interesting. I have not received mine yet, but I anticipate that it would make the incubation of a desem culture much easier. This culture requires 14 days of a temperature range of 50 to 65 degree F. I recently started a culture using a small cooler and a steady supply of ice. I was proud of my ingenuity, but I'll take the convenience any day.
It's really useful! My starter is happier than ever, and it makes it much easier to feed 2x daily without it overproofing between feeds.