Sourdough starter died after I left it in a cold car overnight

Last week I drove to Portland for a farmers market demo and forgot my starter on the passenger seat. It hit 34 degrees and the whole batch turned gray and watery, so I tossed it and started over from scratch. Anyone else had a starter crash from temperature swings, or is mine just fragile?

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hollym1214d ago

Admit I used to think starters were basically indestructible. I figured as long as you fed them on time, they could handle anything. But last winter I left mine near a drafty window for one night and it turned into this weird, slimy mess that smelled like old gym socks. That moment totally shifted my view, now I treat temperature like the biggest deal in sourdough. Yours hitting 34 degrees is way colder than mine got, so I'm not surprised it crashed. Honestly, I think some starters are just more sensitive than others, and it's not your fault for assuming it could survive a car ride.