That expensive starter kit I bought was a total waste of cash

I spent like $80 on one of those fancy sourdough starter kits from a website last month. It came with a ceramic crock, a lame, and some weird thermometer. Figured it would make my bread better since I'm still kinda new to all this. But honestly the crock was way too small and the lame was dull out of the box. My buddy Mike just uses a mason jar and a razor blade he buys at the hardware store for like $2 total. His bread comes out way better than mine every time. I shoulda just asked him first instead of falling for the marketing. Has anyone else wasted money on a kit that looked good but flopped?

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faithbarnes10d ago

Oh, a lame just means a razor blade holder, not a bread scoring tool.

betty14410d ago

I actually started out using a regular old kitchen knife for months before I caved and bought a proper lame. Let me tell you, my first batch of sourdough looked like it had been attacked by a toddler with a box cutter. I think I spent more time picking dough off the floor than actually baking.