872: Erik Fabian on Sourdough Success
Sourdough Tools and Tricks for Bakers.
In This Podcast:
In This Podcast: Greg interviews Erik Fabian, co-founder of Sour House, about his journey and the innovations his company brings to sourdough baking. Sour House, based in Asheville, creates tools for home bakers, including a countertop device called Goldie. Eric shares his background as a home baker and marketer, his challenges and inspiration during the COVID-19 lockdown, and how Sour House successfully launched via Kickstarter.
Erik talks about the importance of sourdough in understanding and improving the food system, the benefits of sourdough baking, and the supportive sourdough community. Erik shares how his product Goldie helps maintain sourdough starter conditions and the benefits of consistent sourdough starter temperature.
The episode is filled with practical advice for both novice and experienced bakers, including tips on creating and maintaining starters, as well as encouraging generosity and community building through baking. Wrapping up with Sour House’s Bake for Your Neighbors initiative and the 1 Percent for Asheville program to support local recovery efforts. .
Our Guest:
Erik is co founder of Sour House, an Asheville based company making tools for sourdough home bakers. In the early days of COVID, when the world was learning to bake sourdough, he envisioned a countertop device called Goldie to help bakers care For their sourdough starters, he teamed up with his industrial designer, friend, Jennifer Yoko Olson to create their first products. Sour House now sells their products to bakers worldwide. Their first product Goldie recently received a best kitchen gear award from Good Housekeeping.
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Erik’s Book Recommendation:
Southern Ground by Jenifer Lapidus
How to reach Erik:
Website – SourHouse.co
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