Rant: Bought a $90 'artisan' sourdough starter that was just flour and water

It came in a fancy jar with a wax seal, but after a week it was completely dead. Anyone know a legit place to get a real starter culture?

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paulhernandez1mo ago

Wait, they charged you ninety bucks for flour and water in a jar? That's actually insane. You can make that yourself for like fifty cents. Did they at least give you a backstory about it being from a 200 year old bakery or something? I'd be so mad.

abby_henderson1mo ago

Yeah the "200 year old bakery" part got me. I tried making my own starter after a pricey buy and it worked fine after a week.