KneadAce Sourdough Starter Culture – Fast-Activating Natural Wild Yeast for Homemade Bread – Dehydrated Sourdough Starter for Baking Artisan Loaves, Easy to Use & Perfect for Beginners

This starter is extremely forgiving and perfect for the beginner! I made a couple of boo boos (like accidentally using cake flour vs bread flour) and it was unphased and remained lively and more than worth the money. I was torn between this one and one I saw on tt and went with this one due to such great feedback - to which I must add :) The product is in it's own separate, 2nd pouch within the one that needs torn open and the instructions are in there - make sure, also, to pay attention to the conversion chart because (if you're like me!) things (dry vs liquid) don't always convert as you expect.

Great communication all around. There was a hiccup with the shipment (an Amazon mix-up), but KneadAce made it right without any fuss. That kind of integrity still means something. The starter itself was simple to get going, with clear, straightforward instructions. It took to feeding just like it should, growing steady and strong. We’ve kept it going, using even the discard in other recipes. Nothing wasted, the way it should be. Seems to be a good, honest product and company. I’d recommend it to any beginner or just someone looking for the easier button.

I’m a beginner who has always been intimidated to start the sourdough process, however this starter is fool proof with step by step instructions. I had active starter within 3 days and baked my very first loaf! It tasted great! Highly recommend!

Starter doubled on Day 2 and 3 It comes with fantastic directions that are easy to follow. I bought this so I could learn to bake while my homemade sourdough starter becomes active and strong. I can't wait to start baking!

At first, a funny smell. Day two it was gray looking and did not smell like sourdough starter. Third day it had some mold growing on it so I threw it out. I hope the seller can refund me or possibly replace it. I don’t know if The other pack that I got with it is of the same quality. . Not a very good starter. Probably will try the 2nd pack, Then move on. Here’s the review update. They sent me another package of this to try. I haven’t as of yet, but I can change the review some and up the number of stars. Thanks for sending again

This is a pretty good starter, it seems. I followed the directions in the brochure, even to the point of fanatically weighing the flour and water. As expected, the first day nothing really happened. On day 2, it wasn't really bubbling, but it was expanding. (In other words, it was producing carbon dioxide but it wasn't bubbling out of the dough.) Now we're on day 3 and the thing is going great. I haven't actually baked with it yet, but I'm going to take some of the discard and give it to family, freeze some as a backup, and then routinely make biscuits with it along with bread. Most of the starters I've used in the past take more than a week to really get going. It also smells pretty good. I'll hopefully be using this mother for years to come.

Very easy to use, and very fresh as well! Especially if you don't want to go through the mess of creating your own from scratch or have failed each time making one from scratch like I have. The size was as advertised. As long as you follow the directions your starter will turn out the way it's meant to. I fed mine King Arthur's whole wheat flour for the first couple of days and I am now switching to King Arthur's Unbleached Bread Flour to maintain it and to help get rid of the acetone smell that developed as it was fermenting and eating through the whole wheat flour too fast. You want a texture that is more stiff and hard rather then runny or pancake like, similar to a dairy queen blizzard where it can't fall out of the your jar or container. I can't wait to beging baking with my starter and taste the flavors of sourdough bread. I do keep my starter in the microwave as it's the only place that stays warm in my apartment. Here's a picture of my starter having risen quite a bit being fed only Whole wheat flour.

I have wanted to try my hand at a sourdough starter, so I decided to try this brand. I liked the reviews, and the price was good. It was easy to mix, and the step-by-step instructions were easy to follow (they even provide a phone number for any help you may need). It took about two weeks until I had a strong starter that I could bake with. I just started baking this week, and although my loaves do not look the best, they taste great. I would recommend this brand to anyone who wants to start their sourdough journey.

Love this and it worked so well.

Honestly very impressed I did not expect it to rise day 3 I thought it would take a couple more days but not only rose but it doubled! I tried the breadtopia one as I used that before to make a 'quick' starter but this time around it failed. Even with the breadtopia one it did not rise or smell correctly for a couple days. Will try to not forget about the starter in the fridge this time but if I do I know which one I am trying first! Also note I used warm water idk if I call it hot or Luke warm to dissolve stuff since people said it is hard to dissolve. And I just kept it by my rice cooker as it was keeping left over rice warm at a constant 25-26 which probably helped. Did do the same thing for the other brand as well but did not take off and buttery bacteria took over UPDATE: it still is good but the smell like a young starter like acetone so can't use right away. But it doubles very quickly so probably still need a couple days before baking

Great way to start a starter! Easy instructions to follow with QR code to follow video instructions. Worked the first time and my starter is going strong!

Satisfied with product. Worked well.

I made sourdough starter a dozen time and the last time it didn't work for some reason (i bet its my flour that just doesn't have the good bacteria or something in it), so i tried this and im impressed. It's been 2 days and tomorrow i am pretty sure it will be ready. If you don't wanna wait 2-4 weeks for a starter, take this It's worth it