Baking · by Paolo Garcia · 2026-09-17

A gentle rant about sourdough and expectations

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me through the part where sourdough stopped feeling new.

My current rule is simple: if it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, I am much more likely to keep doing it.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the prototype for a while.

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Noé Petit · 8 likes

Big fan of this approach. The Madrid example makes it feel concrete.

Narin Chai · 0 likes

Fair pushback.

Urban Coder · 3 likes

This is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. The Mumbai example makes it feel concrete. Texture is doing a lot of work here.

Rapid Otter · 2 likes

This is useful for some cases, but terrible advice if the stakes are high. This is more useful on a tired weekend than on a perfect day. I would absolutely hover near the kitchen for this.

Avery Johnson · 1 likes

I do not have a strong take, but the sourdough detail is useful. For me it came down to the practice run. Texture is doing a lot of work here.

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

This feels a little overrated to me, even if the intention is good.