You'd think I would have learned this lesson. I preheated the oven to bake the bread and left the starter in there. The kitchen started smelling nice and I grabbed it when the oven was 320. I threw it in the freezer to hopefully cool it down fast.
Besides discarding and feeding it as soon as it's a decent temperature, is there anything else I should be doing to save it?
Dee
Sorry but I would be suprised if you can save this.
The best change you have is take small bit from the center.
It was bubbly, and down to 75 degrees after a few minutes in freezer. I think I’m going to name this starter. Who’s the guy that keeps cheating death? Sisyphus!
Nice
i think you better create a backup in the fridge.
Yeah, that's a pretty good idea. After I pull off for my next bread set today, with the lovely addition of questionable starter as a variable, I will split and feed both and put one in fridge to feed weekly.
Hopefully it will rise like a phoenix from the flames. It should be named Phoenix should it be salvageable. Discard and feed it and cross your fingers. I agree, make a back up, dry and freeze some. I almost did that several times when I used to use the oven with the light on to ferment.
Benny