Rant: I stopped proofing my sourdough in the oven after my starter kept dying at 95F

Jordan Hernandez · 2026-10-12T07:55:03.422669+00:00

Used to park my dough in the oven with the light on for 4 hours until a baker in Portland told me that heat was cooking the yeast, so now I just leave it on the counter overnight. Anyone else's starter tank when they try to speed things up?

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