I’ve watched numerous videos on how to begin my sourdough journey, but they left me confused. Everything clicked into place after watching your videos. I’m excited to bake my sourdough bread this weekend. Thank you!
The Story Behind “The Bitch”
This starter has been alive since 1907 and has only lived in three households—mine included. I received the last remaining portion of her as a birthday gift from my half-brother. It belonged to his grandmother and had already been in her family for a century.
At the time, I had just finished culinary school and was working as a young chef in San Francisco. One of the books that inspired me to become a chef as a child—Kitchen Confidential by the late Anthony Bourdain—told a story about a starter named “The Bitch.” She made incredible bread. So does ours.
This starter is a piece of our family, and we’re honored to share her with you. When she arrives in your home, we encourage you to name her—make her part of your own story. She’s meant everything to us, and we know she’ll mean something to you too.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 69 reviews.
Amazing!!!
Super excited to get this starter in the mail. Baking my first loaf with her today!
WOW!! I am VERY new at this and this starter has not failed me!! R2Dough2 and his off springs are thriving!!! I have not needed to discard C3PDough at all. Support is AMAZING!!! Thank you and HIGHLY recommended!!! Rachelle Garretson
I made these delicious bagels with your starter.
Loved!! Loaves turned out beautiful and delicious!
It was easy peasy to feed the shipped starter and start baking within a few days of receiving from LRF! My 1st attempt was a successful regular loaf and I’ve had success with each loaf since and already started adding flavors. Sally the sourdough starter is a boss! So happy that I found LRF and decided to jump start my bread making timeline.
Her name is Stella! Amazing! Everything has worked better than planned. Thank y’all so much!!
Amazing starter! Started tripling in size after just 2 feeds! First attempt at a loaf is underway but the bulk fermentation growth was waaaay better than my previous starter! Love it!
I named mine Sexy Lo dough an ode to an old friend. This sour dough starter really is amazing! I bought the recipes and have loved them. So thankful I bought this, it really set me up for successful sour dough loaves. It’s made things so much easier.
Made my first loaf today and it came out PERFECT!
I have struggled to get a good baked loaf of sourdough. I attempted to make a starter but couldn’t figure out why my bread was heavy and basically inedible. I used your starter and produced a fantastic loaf of bread on the first attempt. This starter is excellent! I highly recommend using it if you’re struggling like I was.
The starter arrived to my house in Missouri quicker than I expected. It smelled great, very aromatic, and fresh! I’ve already started two loaves of bread. I will be baking later this evening. I’m so excited! Thank you very much!
This guide helped me out as a 1st time Sourdough Baker. I wanted to get into baking with a Sourdough starter and this helps you out. I would recommend getting this guide
I decided to purchase the starter because I just could not figure out making one and just didn’t feel like I was getting results. Once I got the timing to feed figured out it felt like it sorta fell into place. I have since made 5 loaves and accidentally delicious garlic bread thing and Texas Roadhouse recipe. I can’t wait for more
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This an amazing starter with so much activity! In 5 hours it triples and peaks. Thank you so much Little Ranch Family *hugs*
Got my starter and the directions were so simple. Made my first loaf following all of your directions and it’s amazing! Thank you!! Her name is Lafanda.
Waiting to put my first loaf in the oven tonight. But in the meantime Madame Poufree has been rising and bubbling away like a good girl!
Love this ❤️
Store owner replied: So glad it was helpful! Gorgeous chocolate starter! 😍
The starter is working great!
Just started making my starter 2 days ago. So far it all looks good!
Thank you ♥️
I’m not sure I can give a great review because I have the worst luck with starters. I can tell this is a great one but I’m so afraid I’m going to ruin it. I got it and fed it about 2-3 days before I had to put in the refrigerator because I went out of town. So I’m back to working on it and keeping my fingers crossed. I do love this site and feel honored to have this very old starter. I hope I do it justice!
Seems to be working and active. Excited to bake my first loaf with it!!
Such a great starter guide!
just made my first chocolate sourdough banana bread and it was a hit with a family absolutely delicious!
Good Stuff
Delighted with my starter and the team for making sure I received it. Can’t wait to make bread!
The sourdough arrived as expected. It was super easy to feed and get established. So excited to begin using it.
Excellent tips. Cleared up a lot of my questions.
First thing I made was bagels and they were amazing! This starter worked wonderful.
I have previously struggled and failed with sourdough recipes. My starters were never strong enough to get lift. This is magic. Suzy Q (my starter) is a fierce lady. She bubbles and rises to the occasion every time. She's strong but produces the most delightful flavor. This has been the missing part of the process. The instructions were precise and I felt comfortable the entire process. Suzy Q will be a forever part of my baking repertoire.
I love this sourdough starter. It’s super strong, wild and smells amazing. Using and keeping this forever! Gave one dehydrated to my mom that lives in another country. Thank you so much! 😊
I’m brand new to sourdough. It’s been a leaning experience. But my starter is alive and well!
Working great! Made sourdough bread and cookies. The guide is needed and easy to follow to get started.
Really great sourdough book
Love it!
Your sourdough starter is alive & strong... making delicious sourdough bread! I named him "Randy" ...he has not disappointed!
There was more starter in the packet then 5 g. So I only used 5 g. The stages went well, but when I got down to making my first loaf of bread, it called for 150 g of starter. I think what I needed to do was just keep the residual that was in the jar, probably less than 5 g if I had scraped the sides. However, the last time I processed it, it overflowed and so I needed to clean the container. I wish I had scraped a little bit of it into a clean container. I thought I needed half of the starter for my next process but actually I only needed 5 g I think. I need some help. The bread isn’t coming along well. I don’t know what I did wrong but I wrote you about it. Thank you. 😊