My sourdough starter is older than my nephew now...

I just checked my notes and my starter, 'Bubbles', is exactly 1,825 days old, which is five years to the day. I honestly never thought I'd keep a jar of flour and water alive longer than a houseplant... it's outlasted three apartments. Has anyone else hit a weirdly specific baking milestone that made you laugh?

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the_paul5mo ago

A buddy of mine realized his starter was the same age as his car loan. He named it 'Interest' and joked about which one was a better investment. The starter survived a cross-country move in a cooler, while the car needed a new transmission. He still bakes with it every week.

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derek_burns875mo ago

My starter's older than my last three cars, honestly.

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gavin_allen484mo ago

That line about the starter outliving the car's transmission is way too real. I had a buddy named Josh who used the same sourdough starter for like seven years, he called it "Ol' Reliable" and it went with him through two apartment moves and a break up where his girlfriend kept the good mixer. The starter somehow survived a week in a box in his trunk during a heatwave, just needed a little feed and it perked right back up. Meanwhile his fancy KitchenAid blew a gear the next month, so yeah, the little science project definitely came out ahead.

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