ABIOTO Sourdough Starter Kit, Includes 24 oz Sourdough Starter Jar with Metallic Lid, Silicone Spatula, Feeding Tracker, Extra Thermometer Strips & Breathable Covers - Sourdough Bread Starter Kit

Such high quality; a well done kit! Once in a while companies come along that just do things so well that they become a favorite brand. Abioto is my favorite sourdough supplies brand. I have the bannetons kit, 24 oz, and 40 oz starter kits. The painted indicators on the outside of the jar are clear and haven't rubbed off or changed. I've washed it repeatedly. The same for the temperature strip, that I was concerned might come off even with hand washing. Love the extra temp strip provided. I love the spatula, as it easily scrapes the jar with simple circular, go around the jar movements, versus my old way of doing it having to scrap over and over from the top of the jar toward the bottom. So much faster just holding the spatula and turning the jar and spatula in a circle! The cloth cover is well made. The hard jar lid, for when stirring in the fridge, fits well. I'd like it to be thicker, although it hasn't dented or otherwise shown wear. I have no idea if the size of this jar (24 oz) has anything to do with it, but the starter that I made in this jar always does better than the starter that I did before in Mason jars. The bannetons kit is gorgeous. Really nice cloth on the bannetons, and a handy brush! The bannetons are just the right size for my artisan bread done in my 6 qt. dutch oven. Everything in the kit is high quality. Love Abioto, love these kits!

This set is great. It’s has everything you need to start your sourdough journey. It’s easy to use and clean. The design of the glass jar is thick (like a mason canning jar). It’s a 4 1/2 cup (1100 ml) size and has a large opening with a screw on lid. The measurements are marked in black lettering with cups and mls. I’m not sure how the lettering will hold up after several washes because I have only washed mine a couple of times and they have slightly started to disappear. I don’t use mine for sourdough starter because I stink at trying to get it started. I kept the set because it’s well made and I have found other uses for it in my kitchen.

Purchased this jar to replace a smaller one given to me. Holds my starter and it is large enough to keep it from bubbling all over my counter. Sturdy glass jar, appears to be high quality and is easy to use.

My wife uses this everyday. We have no complaints. It does everything we need, the spatula is a great tool for in the kitchen too. The fabric cloth is nice and has held up for a while now.

Great for measuring and keeping track of feeding your starter, but it's a challenge to keep clean with the ridges. But also what makes it good to keep the lid tight when you need to put in the fridge.

Use all the time. Very nice product.

** I am updating this review** Customer Service at "Derek's Goods" (seller) is 5 star White Glove and over the top exceptional. I did not attempt to return this sourdough starter kit and was making the best of it, although not happy with it. Well, that was not acceptable to this company! They reached out to me and offered to send me the wide larger Jar. I will post my review of the larger, wide mouthed, jar and see if the issues are resolved with this one. I hope to be a customer for life with this most exceptional company! Attention SD newbies (like myself) looking to start the sourdough journey. This is NOT the jar to use. You want a shorter and wide mouth jar. This one is hard to clean unless you have small hands and a small dish brush. I did not understand that you need to clean your jar every couple of days or it gets really gunky and you risk mold growth. The stretchy fabric lid cover is nice and the temperature gauge strips are nice too but only when you are not washing your jars lol. So the strips will not last that long when exposed to hot soapy water. They give you 3 and I used 2 that are already coming off the jars (lost the 3rd one it was missing) When you feed your starter you have to scrape down the walls of the jar also and getting a rubber spatula in this narrow jar is not super easy. The one included is too stiff to scrape with but works well to mix it up with but honestly a fork works way better. Save yourself the money and get a Weck mold or Tulip jar 500 ml to 1 liter size or something comparable. Also, don't bother with any jar that has the lid attached in that metal spring clamp mech. Super annoying to deal with when cleaning them. FYI having more than one jar is needed so you can transfer your starter into a clean jar ever so often in order to clean the dirty one. Need to rotate every several days as needed. I wish someone had explained this to me.

Very straight forward and easy to use! Instructions were clear and all contents were useful.