Question about my starter
So I started a sourdough starter last week and after almost cooking it when my husband turned on the oven, I think I’ve saved it. I used some of the discard from one jar to make a ‘pancake’ in a pan with some oil and spices. After I took a second bite my body freaked out and I gagged and promptly threw the second and first bite up. I’m wondering if anyone has any idea why the starter after being cooked all the way through in a pan on medium/high heat would cause a reaction like that. The starter smelled sour but kinda strong and maybe a little off. I’m super new and don’t want to barf in my sink again so any ideas and help would be totally welcome. I threw out that starter since my others just smell sour and I didn’t react to them. Hopefully I don’t have the chuck them all. 🙃
Now that's interesting. Not making fun, this really is interesting. With the info given;
Left in oven, excessive heat, excessive fermentation. Your system appears to be sensitive to the byproducts of excessive fermentation and/or that particular environment was conducive to growth of other organisms that don't appear to agree with you.
Throwing that 1 out, good idea. You have others in good health, nothing really lost. And the instawretch reaction is a really good sign something should be avoided.
Suggestion - don't expose starters to that type of environment and/or don't make excess starter ie. discard. Enjoy!
I’m super new and totally should have thrown that one out once it started to seem a little off. I wasn’t 100 sure it was bad because it smelled fine the day before and I didn’t have a reaction to it either. I guess I should have trusted my gut before it forced me to listen haha. I just fed the other two and they smell normal so thank Heaven for having extras.
Now ya know! We have those types of reactions for a reason. There really isn't anything in a healthy balanced starter that would hurt the average person, but that 1 was neither. It happens. Luckily they are easy to get going so nothing to lose sleep over. Enjoy!