Brod & Taylor Sourdough Home

I have only had this for about 2 days, but already impressed! Well built and sturdy, compact but roomy enough for my needs, lovely simple design that blends into our kitchen nicely while still looking modern and attractive. Set up was easy (plug and play basically). Interior can fit my 32 oz wide mouth Ball jar easily with a bit of room to spare around it. I love that it comes with a chart that tells you exactly what temp to use depending on the interval you want to feed your starter (ie one week vs one day vs every 12 hours). I typically bake on Sun/Mon/Tues, so I can drop the temp during the week and just feed once and be sure my starter will remain healthy and happy :) I was planning to bake the next day, so I set it to 70F and fed my starter the evening before, and I'll be damned but my starter came out looking healthier than it has ever looked before! It's wild! I am sold on this thing solely for that. It really works well to keep your starter at it's healthiest! If I had to say one negative thing about this unit, it would be that there is a seam between the front and back half that runs on the bottom of the interior, and I could foresee that being a pain to clean if your starter ever overflowed. But if you are careful and don't overfeed it, you shouldn't have to worry about that too much! Honestly, for how well this thing works, the quality of build, and the lovely design....I'm really surprised at the price-point. It is far more economical than I realized. Don't hesitate! UPDATE: It's been over a month now and I stand by everything I said. This gadget is amazing, especially going into winter when it's difficult for me to control temp in my home.

Super quality product. Love the design too. Easy to use and fantastic results. Appreciate the flexibility of temperature control. Dimensions listed ensured both interior fitting my jars, and exterior fitting neatly on my kitchen counter. Very pleased with this purchase.

If you're a home Sourdough baker, the Brod & Taylor Sourdough Home is a game-changer. I’ve been using it regularly, and it’s nothing short of amazing. It maintains a consistent temperature even in a cold house which is essential for reliable fermentation and proofing. The design is sleek and compact. Setup is intuitive, and the controls are simple to navigate. It keeps your sourdough starter at the ideal warm, humid environment that yeast and wild cultures thrive in. For sourdough enthusiasts, it’s especially perfect. No more worrying about fluctuating room temps or makeshift setups. My starter has never been happier, and my loaves are consistently well-risen and flavorful.

I could not love this more! It is super cute and sits in my laundry room doing its job. There is no more guessing what the right place to put the starter is. It goes in the HOME and the temp is perfect. Easy to set. Good value for the money and works well. If you are going down the sourdough rabbit hole, this will make the trip easier.

I've been using the Brød & Taylor Sourdough Home for almost two months, and I'm very pleased with its performance. Some reviewers have complained that it is noisy, but at my unit is very quiet. My sourdough starter has been very happy living in this, and is essentially always ready for use, on my baking schedule. This along with the Brød & Taylor folding dough proofer have been 'game changers' for me, allowing for precise control of temperatures, and much improved consistency. For recipes that I've worked out, I get excellent and predictable results each time now, where I struggled a bit with consistency before. As a number of baking experts have stated, time & temperature are important 'ingredients' in sourdough (and yeast) baked goods. My reason for purchasing was that I typically only bake 1-2 times a week, and did not want to maintain a starter at room temperature because of the inconvenience and waste from all the required feedings. And, to store my starter in the refrigerator, after feeding I'd let it expand at room temperature to about 1.5x, and then refrigerate. Problem was that starter from these cold conditions (~34degF) was sluggish, and needed at least one feeding at room temp to 'revive' it. Using the starter maintenance guidelines from the instructions & 'The Fresh Loaf' blog site, I keep the starter at 45degF, and feed it every 5-6 days with a 1:4:4 (SD starter:water:flour) ratio, never bothering to ever warm it to room temperature. This fits my baking schedule, but higher temperatures can be used if one wants to bake more often. At 45degF, I see good fermentation activity and bubbles by about 24-hours post feeding, and I've had excellent results using this to inoculate a levain from 24 hours to 6 days post feeding. I'll incubate the levain (typically 40% starter + flour & water for a 75-100% hydration levain) at 78degF in the Brød & Taylor Folding Proofer (also an excellent unit) and get doubling to tripling of levain volume in 3.5-4.5 hours. Thus, starter feeding is simplified, my starter is essentially always ready for use, and I think the consistent regime of starter feeding & maintenance has been beneficial for starter health. I keep just small amounts of starter (~180g) in a pint mason jar that works well for me, and minimizes generation of the useful 'sourdough discard'. Unit also holds quart jars if your starter needs are greater. I most often employ a levain, so my active starter needs are modest. Higher temperatures can also be dialed in to adjust to how frequent you want to feed, and your baking schedule. Unit is a bit pricey, but for a serious sourdough bread baker who can manage it, well worth the price in my opinion.

This product is amazing and very helpful,, i highly recommend you to buy it If you want to start your sourdough journey the right way, no more guessing, it's controlled the temperature perfectly. My starter is thriving and happy.

I love it the sourdough home is some thing that I truly love. It works for me and my family. My bread came out wonderful.

Nice with keeping dough warm but it gets moisture inside

Vivo en el norte de México, donde la temperatura media es muy por arriba de la ideal para cultivar masa madre. El refrigerador esta bien pero no ideal para el crecimiento óptimo de la masa. Lastimosamente mi cultivo principal no sobrevivió el calor, pero guardé descarte con el cuál pude revivir mi cultivo. Es una chulada, tal cuál una incubadora, para mi caso donde vivo en climas extremos, esta es la mejor opción para tener un cultivo saludable.

I absolutely love this little home. It is lightweight, holds the jar perfectly. Temperature control is perfect!! I'm using it at the moment. It is so quiet, I've had to check it to see if it's working. I actually have a rise in my starter and this is try 9. Lol. Highly recommend for a beginner or someone who lives in a cooler country as I do. It shuts off when warm enough. Love that to. We'll a little update! My starter actually has bubbles and is well on its way, thanks to this little Home!!

This is an excellent appliance. I made sourdough starter for the first time in my life and it worked first time perfectly. Set to 23C I was able to get a nice reactive sourdough starter in 5 days and was making pizza and naan bread with the discard after this time. After 7 days feeding and fermenting the starter, I made my first sourdough bread (using a Brod and Taylor folding proofing oven to proof the dough) and it was perfect and delicious. I use milled whole grain spelt for the starter and for the bread. After baking I put my left over starter in the fridge (top shelf at 4 degrees C) and revive it (feed/ferment) weekly for 24 hours with the "sourdough house" before baking bread. This really is how bread should be, it's just flour, water and some salt and tastes better than the commercial bread you buy in the supermarket. My stomach can't really tolerate the commercial breads but this home-made pure sourdough bread is no problem for me to eat.

But expensive

Für echte Brotbäcker - UNVERZICHTBAR! Egal, ob Weizen- / Roggensauerteig, Hefewasser oder Livito Madre - alles gelingt. Eigentlich, wäre es nach den 3-4 Ansätzen auch erledigt da diese immer weiter verwendet werden können - wäre ich nicht beruflich oft gezwungen, mein Anstellgut ab und an neu züchten zu müssen. Dafür, hat sich die Investition gelohnt - ob das bei jedem so ist, muss jeder für sich selbst entscheiden. Wenn ich ansetzen muss - dann muss das auch wirklich funktionieren. Der Aufwand lohnt sich geschmacklich auf jeden Fall. Die Temperatureinstellung ist einfach - und als deutsch-amerikanischer Haushalt, ist der Wechsel zu Fahrenheit für mich sehr hilfreich. Die Größe ist für einen Privathaushalt mehr als ausreichend - und die Reinigung einfach. Allerdings lagere ich meine Ansätze nach erfolgter Reifung im normalen Kühlschrank und füttere diese dort weiter - bis auf Grund zu langer Abwesenheit und dem damit verbundenen Massensterben, eine neue Bevölkerung herangezogen werden muss. Der Preis, ist für mich ok - wäre ich allerdings normale Hausfrau - und würde nach 3-4 erfolgten Ansätzen die Möglichen haben, diese fortlaufend im Kühlschrank zu pflegen - und es mir auch egal wäre, wenn ich mal einen doppelt machen müsste, hätte ich wohl andere Alternativen gewählt.