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Starter Warmer? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/sourdough@lemmy.world
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Hey everyone,

Does anyone use a sourdough warmer? Temp can fluctuate in my house and it usually is kinda low especially when winter comes. I was wondering if anyone uses a starter warmer device of some sort to help keep your starter even temp?

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[–] 6 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I like to put my starter in the oven with the light turned on in the winter. Sometimes with the door cracked open depending on how hot the bulb gets

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

    The light is enough to keep it warm? Right now I have a very unscientific way of warming my oven to its lowest temp (170F), letting it cool then putting my starter in there to keep it consistently warm.

    Takes forever and it uses the whole oven if course so we have to take it back out when I need to cook something. I'm looking for something I could use so I don't have to occupy the oven anymore.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago

    Yeah, at least in my oven it's still an incandescent bulb, used mine recently to speed up drying, top of the fridge is going to be warmer as well.

    That said, I've just kinda rolled with the colder kitchen recently, takes longer but I tend to do linger proofs anyhow. I've had good luck with a heating pad on top of the tub or a box for times I want something in a day.

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