Ball Wide Mouth Glass Mason Jars with Lids and Bands - Quart - 32 ounce - Pack of 3
You don’t need a fancy, expensive specialty jar for your sourdough starter. A basic Ball wide-mouth quart mason jar works perfectly.
Buy NowWhy it earns its place
Simple, inexpensive, and exactly the size you need. No special equipment required—just reliable wide-mouth quart jars that do the job.
How I actually use it
Keep three wide-mouth quart Ball jars in rotation. That’s the whole system. One lives in the fridge. Two sit empty and clean, ready for feed day. On feed day I work the jars like this: Jar 1 is the mother starter coming out of the fridge. Scoop what’s needed from Jar 1 into Jar 2 for making today’s levain that will be used in 8 hours for dough. Weigh 100 grams of starter from Jar 1 into Jar 3. Feed it 100 grams Whole Wheat or All-Purpose Flour and 100 grams water. Stir, lid it, and put Jar 3 in the fridge. That is the ongoing mother. Use, give or toss what’s left in Jar 1, Wash it and put it back in the empty rotation.
Specs
- Material
- Glass
What to know before you buy
The lids that come in the pack are for canning. Recommend using a cloth lid during counter fermentation and Ball Leak-Proof Plastic Lids for Mason Jars when storing in the fridge.
What else I considered
I've used Ball jars my entire life. I never consider any other brand.