February 1, 2011 - 11:47am
Did I kill it?
So I refreshed my starter this morning at 730 put it back in the oven where its been living for the past 15 days. I have been opening the door with a wooden spoon it keeps the light on and the temp pretty steady. I forgot to put the spoon in the door and the light was on EEEKKK!!! I left about 830 and just returned home (1130)to see what I have done. The jar is hot so is the starter I did not temp the oven just took it out and set it on the counter. Lots of bubbles still. Do you think I killed it?
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take a ladel and dip some of the middle out and pour onto a plate to cool it. Then feed it (1:1:1) and see if it comes back. The bubbles might have insulated it long enough or maybe not. Got any dirty spoons around from the feeding before it went in the oven? Just a dirty spoon can be used to get it going again but keep the amounts small in the beginning. Even a dried dirty sourdough spoon will work.
Even a dirty spoon in a water filled coffee cup -- just add about a tablespoon of flour to the water (a little coffee is not a bother) and let it stand 24 hours, then discard half the liquid and give more flour for a 12 hour feeding or a rise, which ever comes first.
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so far it still has bubbles ( it's now 2 pm) it's about almost a triple rise with maybe an 1/4 inch deflate from when I took it out of the oven but has not moved since. I will feed refresh later and keep my fingers crossed. I can't believe I did this I have been SO CAREFUL for the last 15 days. Please starter fairies save mine!!