I’m brand new to sourdough and I had no idea that I shouldn’t wash it down my drain. Thank you so much for making this video. It’s really not silly, a lot of us really don’t know❤
I’m not on septic, but take the time to wipe off all my mixing tools, bowls etc. Any drain whether septic or a public sewer system needs to follow this. I’ve been waiting for someone to address this, so thank you.
I soak my bowl and tools is hot water for a few minutes and then empty the slurry into my compost bucket. Thank you for bringing this information for everyone to see.
I learned this the hard way! We had a very bad clogged pipe, I think the sourdough had turned into cement! What I do sometimes is actually put a dishpan in the sink, to wash everything and then dump the water outside!
Thank you for this. I NEVER put any gunk down the drain. EVERYTHING goes in the garbage before going in the sink or dishwasher. I wipe my jars, bowls, pots and pans with a small plastic scraper or a paper towel. I sometimes rinse a dish out and dump out gunk it in the garbage can. Im anal about this because a clogged drain can cost $1000s. This is how I keep the house plumbing clear. This was also advice from a plumber. I’ve never had problems with our drain/ plumbing. 🌸🌸🌸
I’m new to all of this. I’m 69, but my only experience with baking was opening a box of brownie mix. Please don’t underestimate the ignorance of some of us. I’ve been watching dozens of RU-vid videos including a couple of yours, but this is the video that prompted me to hit your subscribe button! Thank you!
@@patriciafinn5137 Have you tried making sourdough bread? I started in spring of 2022 and am doing really well (age 68 now). I made a sweet potato cinnamon raisin sourdough loaf for my daughter today which I created myself. I used a sweet potato sourdough bread recipe and then added the raisins and cinnamon as per that recipe. Magic!!
It's amazing how the simple things that we think are common knowledge just aren't. I appreciate you taking the time to show a simple cleaning process. That sounds like a terrible pipe plug and a new lesson learned though!
This totally makes sense. I bake with Einkorn flour which hasn't a different gluten structure than regular wheat flour and it gets very sticky to work with. We've had some issues with clogs in the drains but luckily were able to clear. Instinctively, I figured this flour could be the culprit. It's good to see some methods that help with the wheat sourdough and will try these in addition to what I've been doing.
Hello from the Ottawa Valley, Ontario! Thank you! I'm only a few months into baking sourdough, and I live on septic. Your video has great tips that I have circled back to watch again and again.
I've used a food safe latex glove for mixing by hand after I'm done with the wisk. Then I just peel the glove into the trash and utilize all the other methods you do. But this is a super important PSA because as a newer baker, I didn't even give this much thought but now I do. Thanks!
Thank you for clarifying this! I’m on septic and heard that sourdough is good for it. I will be using all of your helpful tips from now on! It costs a fortune to have to dig up the septic system. It makes sense because you also can’t pour grease and oils down it either. I meticulously clean out all the greasy pots and pans before I wash them.
Thank you for this video. I already knew some of this but your visual demonstration helped take the cleanup further than I was doing. I will implement your way now in full. Oh buy the way, that tool you use is a Danish tine. I have one and love it.
Thank you so much! Just starting my sourdough era so happy to learn this information. Can you please do a basic sourdough bread video. Love your channel 🥰
In my sink, I keep a large bowl or tub full hot water and soap where I soak utensils: Dough hook, Spoon, spatulas, chop sticks, jars, and containers after I scrape them as clean as I can using the methods you describe and also I pre wash my hands in it. I do this, As i'm baking, When I'm done, it's all there together. The dough has been softened and it's easy to clean all of it .
Thank you so much for this information I did not know and am just starting my sourdough journey so thank you so much for the information!!!!God bless 💗🤗
Thanks for this. Verified my concerns about clogged pipes, and the cleaning practices I've been using...similar to yours. After removing as much dough or starter from tools and jars, I put them in a large bowl of warm water so that even small amounts of residue are diluted before going down the drain. Cheers
Been there. That stuff hardens to a very water resistant cement. I learned that everything should be scraped off as much as possible before going into the sink. The flour trick is good too. For the residual dough in bowls , I found that cold ,soapy water with a stainless scrub pad works great. The cold water firms the dough and it balls up and comes off easy. Hot water only encourages the glutinous residue to stick more and spread around . Once it’s cleaned off a hot water wash can be provided. Using cold water keeps the residual dough from sticking to the scrubber also. Any sticky ,glutinous mess cleans up easier using plenty of soap and cold water initially. It stiffens up the bulk of it and allows it to rinse away instead of becoming more sticky and spreading around while clogging your scrubber.
Having just made my first loaf this week: Thank you! I don’t have a septic but have been worried about the stuff sticking to my pipes. I’ve had to have a plumber out a few times to clear them just because of a wonky design of how the drain is laid out. I’ve been surprised at how hard that stuff becomes, cement is a great description. I accidentally found your channel the other day and have thoroughly enjoyed your content. You get to the point without blathering on while providing visual examples. Thank you again. 😁
Thank you sooo much for sharing this-I’m sorry this happened to you but I have always wondered about this because it turns to cement on spoons and on sink and oh my goodness!!! I am going to follow your lead here-thank you again
I was wondering about this.. bits of dough off my hands land in the sink and then turn into cement one day I freaked out realizing OMG if this goes down the drain that's gonna be a PROBLEM!! great video thanks!
Thank you.. just starting on the sourdough journey and these practical tips will help so much. I was really bugged by all the amounts of sourdough and starter I always end up with on my hands and everywhere else.
I do exactly what you do to clean my bowls and tools. What I was wondering is how to clean the linens/cloths used to line the Banneton baskets? Mine have a lot of flour stuck on them, even after trying to shake it all off. I’m paranoid about having any flour go down the drains, so I don’t want to wash them in the sink or put them in the washing machine with that flour on them.
I was just thinking the same thing. I got a couple of mid-sized silicone dough scrapers that would fit inside most containers and a small (2"x2") that'll fit a tighter spot of needed. It'll be an easy transition for me from keeping drywall mud out of the pipes. I scrape them against each other until their almost completely clean because I don't want that stuck in my pipes either!
Great video!! There were some very useful tips :) I think those are world’s best scrubbers. They are awesome!!!!! I love them. I’ve gotten them at my local hardware store before but Canadian Tire carries them if you are in Canada and Amazon has a skoy scrubber if you are ok buying from them. It also works really well to clean my glass stove top!
hello i am french and my english is very bad🥵les résidus de levain je les mets au compost--ça se passe bien les petites bêtes du jardin s'en occupent--thank you for all you learn us about surdough
I use my mixer with a dough attachment to mix, but use the dishwasher at high heat to clean my jars/bowls/etc. The only thing that gets in the sink is the wooden stirrer with very little on it, but yes - it’s cement if dry on anything. I never thought about it clogging the pipes since I use such high heat. Thank you. 😊
This is very helpful, but why are you getting rid of the starter still left in the jar? You could just put that in a small clean jar, add a bunch of flour until it’s a stiff starter, top it with a little more flour and stick it in your fridge until a day or so before you want to bake again. That way you’re not throwing food away.
I have been putting a funnel in the drain hole with a coffee filter inside the funnel, so the water can drain, but the dough is trapped, and then toss the filter.
@@turnerfarm Actually I got frustrated with that. It drained too slow so I gave that up. I’m finding it more efficient to clean as I go, so it isn’t a huge problem when I do the dishes. If the mixing bowl is ‘mopped’ with the dough, the dough ball will ‘clean’ it up pretty good, to allow you to wash it. To clean hands, flour them and rub together. Flour dries up gunk on fingers and brushes off eventually. I use paper towels for messy stuff and toss. I also use disposable utensils to stir my starter and toss. Basically,I hate cleaning, so easier to clean as i go b4 it has a chance to harden! Oh, and Mr. clean disposable wipes have been a game changer in my kitchen. Save tons of time, scrubbing lipstick off glasses & stubborn stains and cooked on crud on pots and pans.
I have drops of cement on my tile floor… dripped while walking to the trash can. I have a sink full of tools and bowls soaking as we speak….i like the dishpan idea…
When I first started with sourdough, I was dumping everything down the drain, until…I remembered that flour and water is glue, used to make all sorts of science projects in grammar school! Ooops! We are on septic and hope I didn’t do it long enough to cause harm. My husband would NOT be happy with me! Thanks for the reminder, and I shall be more vigilant!
Great tips. I pretend I’m in an RV, and clean off as much as possible before washing up 10:51 in the sink. Hopefully you spared someone a plumbing bill. Thank you!
Using a sink strainer with small holes catches the bits of dough that can then be wiped out with used paper towels or napkins and put in the trash. I also wipe out grease with these paper products to keep grease out of my pipes and septic.
@@turnerfarmyou’re right. it is a bit annoying. i happened to find a rubber one with small holes and it isn’t nearly as hard to clean as the metal mesh ones.
Didn't occur to me at first, but I see how much dough gets stuck in the sink after a hand wash. Pretty sure the pipes are about the same. Now I'm paranoid and make sure all the tiny leftovers on tools get dissolved in water before cleaning. 😅 Pretty sure it's not gonna reassemble into sticky dough then.
I wish you had gone on how to clean the liner of your banneton. Normally after I dump my bread into the parchment paper, I wash the liner in the sink with a dove bar soap and let it air dry. Last time I decided to throw it in the washer with other towels, without realizing that some of the other towels had pet hair. Well, I made another batch of bread and when the fridge retard was done, I dumped my loaf into the parchment paper, and guess what: there were a lot of pet hair on the top of the loaf. I was going to die!
Off the subject what bowls do you recommend for mixing sourdough? I’m new to baking sourdough. It seems that heavy bowls would be very helpful. Thank you 🌸🌸🌸
Why do you prefer pottery bowls? What is the upside? Will you please do a tutorial on what are the most helpful kitchen items for sourdough bread making and why you prefer them? Thank you ❤
I'm very careful about drainage as well, one thing I do is put all items into a plastic tub, I bought at a dollar store, fill tub w water and leave all soak then I dump the dough water out side in my garden. Never dump that down the drain...even I. The Wisconsin winter...dump in the garden.
I'm thinking the flour "wash" would work in the jars and bowls as long as the dough is moist. I just cleaned a starter jar after 24 hours and that stuff dies indeed turn into cement.
I find that if my bowl has more then I can get off before I wash it I soak the bowl with water in it without scrubbing then later just pour off water and all the dough still stick to the bowl but still wipes out easily with a paper towel then just wash
When I get lazy and leave my scraper that I scraped my sour dough jar out with on the counter the sour dough just dries and flakes off. Honestly someone who is baking bread once a week or so is not going to have this issue. You had it cause you teach bread baking and bake way more often then a small family does.
If newbie’s don’t know this information and are putting too much down the drain then this could happen to them. In sourdough groups I belong to, I see comments about this happening to the casual baker as well. In older homes, pipes are iffy already. Better to be safe than sorry!
My pipes clogged LONG before i ever taught sourdough. They clogged in my first two years ever baking sourdough bread, just as a small family casually would. i think this info is so important for people to know.
Strange ☝️. I have garbage disposal & septic. Why would a disposal make a difference in it not clogging ur drain 😮. I do wash it off bowls & untinsels & hands 🙌. Guess I have to stop & do what, 😮use a dish pan & throw water outside or something 🤔👍🏼❤️❤️❤️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
It isn’t a problem, this “opinion” completely untrue. Anything clumpy and thick you put down your drain can clog your pipes but watered down or runny sourdough that can flow through won’t hurt your septic in the least. People even intentionally put natural yeasts down their drain to HELP their septic.
I wondered about the garbage disposal thing too. When cooking lot of messy stuff I like to have a sink of hot, soapy water to clean utensils, pans, and hands. That sink has a disposal, and when I drain it I make sure it has more hot water added and turn on the disposal as it drains. Grease and dirt are not flour though. Hmmm...
Disposals are a conundrum. Why anyone would think it’s a good Idea to poor sludge ( if it processes everything) down there drains is beyond me. They also introduce a point of failure. Not to mention that the food needs to travel through p-traps which don’t go straight down. Sourdough isn’t the issue. It’s the water and flour solution drying in your pipes. A disposal won’t stop it. Bacteria won’t break it down. Imagine having to replace any pipes under cement or ground. Just a really bad idea.
