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Mistreated my starter!

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JustJoel

Mistreated my starter!

i put my sourdough starter together last week, and fed it regularly and on schedule for a few days then got lazy. Some days I’d forget, and not feed it until evening. And yesterday, I forgot to feed him! Is he gonna starve?

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Lechem (not verified)

Don't worry. Very hardy things. Just carry on as normal. In this early stage (I take it that it's not a fully fledged starter yet) over feeding can be more detrimental. If your starter is not mature or viable yet then it's hardly going to eat through all the food in a day or two.