Mastering Sourdough

Creating sourdough is a challenge worth taking on, especially when you use these sourdough resources to help you along the way! Browse the articles below to and you'll see answers to the most common sourdough FAQs. If you're new to making sourdough recipes, be sure to check out the sourdough starter FAQ and tips before you begin!

Woman working with a ball of sourdough on a kitchen counter.

Photo showing what sourdough should look like inside - with four slices of open crumb sourdough sitting in the lid of a Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven.

What Should Sourdough Bread Actually Look Like?

Sourdough Starter vs Sourdough Discard: What's The Difference?

Sourdough Starter vs Sourdough Discard: What's The Difference?

3 loaves of crusty sourdough bread sitting in a row. Each loaf has some parchment paper around it.

8 Sourdough Experiments Every Home Baker Should Try!

Sourdough Bread made with all purpose flour. There is a slice of all purpose sourdough bread sitting on the top of the whole loaf.

How To Bake Great Sourdough With All Purpose Flour

3 large jars of flour surrounded by some smaller jars containing rye flour, dark malt flour, diastatic malt and salt.

4 Ingredients for Better Sourdough Results

Slice of Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread sitting on a loaf that has been baked in a Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven. The Empty Dutch Oven can be seen in the background of the photo.

How To Bake Perfect Sourdough Bread in a Dutch Oven

Jar of sourdough starter sitting on a kitchen counter in front of a white tiled wall. There is a red rubber band around the jar to show that the sourdough starter has doubled. The starter is covered with a piece of paper towel and a rubber band.

How Does Sourdough Starter Work? [science of sourdough]

How To Tell When Sourdough Bread Is Done (cooked through)

How To Tell When Sourdough Bread Is Done (cooked through)

Jar of sourdough starter sitting next to a grey stoneware bowl full of bubbly sourdough starter. There is a small silver spoon with a little commercial yeast being held over the bowl and then a bowl full of commercial yeast sitting below.

Can You Add Yeast to Sourdough Starter?

HOW TO MAKE A SMALL SOURDOUGH STARTER - RECIPE FEATURE IMAGE

Make & Maintain A Small Sourdough Starter (Mini Starter)

4Q Cambro Container sitting on the kitchen counter with a batch of sourdough inside. It comes up to the 1L mark on the side of the container.

How To Use A Cambro Container for Easy Sourdough Bread Baking

Loaf of sourdough bread that has been baked in a loaf pan sitting on a black and white dish towel in front of a white tiled wall.

Can You Bake Sourdough In A Loaf Pan?

Top 10 Tips for Better Sourdough