RESTARTING with bonus: starting from scratch vs. a starter pack

This past spring, in keeping with the instructions in the Bible to remove all leaven from the house when observing Passover, I did one of the hardest things I’ve ever done! I threw out my sourdough starter, my cherished sourdough starter. I share a small bit about my why in the video.
Since I’m RESTARTING my STARTER, and since a good friend sent me a precious (I tell why it's SO precious in the video) Sourdough Starter packet from @Breadtopia, I decided to see if using a sourdough starter packet was worth it!
But I didn’t restart with just ONE sourdough starter. Oh no!! I restarted with TWO! The Breadtopia packet has wild yeast cultures with organic whole wheat. The second starter was made from scratch and gathered the yeast out of the air.
I use freshly ground Kamut flour for both my starters. I really wanted to use bread flour like Breadtopia instructed, but when I went to the store to buy some, I just couldn't bring myself to do it! Check out WHY at 06:12 in the video.
I also tweaked the amount of water and flour I use in my Starter made from scratch based on what I learned from Breadtopia. That's at 08:50 where I talk about weight vs. volume.
I break down why I use Kamut in my bread recipes in my blog, “Why Kamut Sourdough?” - www.sweetherbinlivin.com/brea...
STAY TUNED TO THE END TO SEE WHICH STARTER TURNS OUT BETTER!
To see the instructions I followed when reconstituting Breadtopia's sourdough starter, click here: breadtopia.com/starter/#dry-s...
If you want to try a Sourdough Starter Packet, this is the one I used in the video: breadtopia.com/store/sourdoug...
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Chapters -
00:01 Intro
03:49 - Sourdough Packet
05:00 - Comparison between a packet starter and a starter from scratch
06:12 - Determined to follow the suggestions on Breadtopia, BUT
08:26 - Start with a pinch bowl
08:50 - Weight, not volume
10:50 - Opening the packet
12:35 - Starter from scratch
18:01 - Day 2
22:06 - Day 3
26:30 - Day 4

[@Mr.Sweet316]

Looks like bread is back on the menu boys.

[@SweetHerbinLivin]

@@Mr.Sweet316 🤣🥖

[@darkridearts]

Here in our house, the sourdough train has slowed down considerably. So this sure is timely!

[@SweetHerbinLivin]

@@darkridearts great! It is pretty hot though to be baking bread right now. In the follow-up, we bake the bread in Mr. Sweet’s grill so we don’t heat up the house.