Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2010

Worked great, even though I didn't have cheesecloth. I used a loosely woven kitchen towel, and periodically removed it to check on the progress. By the third day I saw a few bubbles; by the fourth day it had a foamy texture when stirring.

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Bernadette

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

This was very easy to start! It was bubbly and ready to use after only two days.

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Linda

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ames, Iowa, USA

Living In: Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2008

I started this one and the "No commercial yeast starter" from this site on the same day, and the other one is developing faster. But it's working, and I'll update when I make my first batch of bread with each one. Update: Both of my starters smelled atrocious in less than a week and had to be thrown out.

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Joyousfreee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

Well, this starter did not work for me!! At the start of day 3 the starter was turning a reddish colour, which I learned is not a good thing. The recipe did not specify to cool off the potato water before adding the other ingredients so perhaps my water was too hot to start with. If anyone knows what I did wrong, please let me know!! Thanks.

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COOKS2MUCH

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Fonthill, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Bradford, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2008

This did not work at all for me. I followed the directions but nothing happened. I decided to got with the yeast starter.

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SANDRADIFF

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2007

Only two days and already my starter is bubbly and smelling like sourdough!! I can't wait to make some bread. Thanks so much for the recipe.

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JulieCooks

Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2007

This starter worked great, and I had a nice starter after letting it sit for 4 days. I can't wait to let it age and develop even more tasty sourdough flavor!

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j_marie330

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2005

After looking at other recipes here, my wife and I decided on this one. It was very simple to make and didn't require added yeast as many others here do. The first time we used it, it wasn't quite right, but we've been using it for about 3 months since then with excellent resuts. Its got a good flavor and the dough always rises without any help from store-bought yeast. The starter itself is low maintenance and was completely unphased when I forgot to feed it for 4 weeks.

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