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Goldie by Sourhouse™ provides just enough warmth to keep a sourdough starter temperature consistently in the “Goldilocks Zone” of 75-82ºF (~24-28ºC) where it is the most active and healthy, so bakers can bake their best bread all year round without warming up their whole house.

Winner of a Good Housekeeping Best Kitchen Gear Award 2024

This product includes:

1 - Goldie by Sourhouse
1 - Sourhouse Cooling Puck
1 - Quick start guide
1 - User Manual / Tech sheet: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Danish, & Dutch

Comes with 1 year manufacturer limited-warranty against material and manufacturing defects.

Features:

• just enough heat to safely warm a starter to 75-82ºF (~24-28ºC)
  
• a small footprint with the capacity to hold up to a quart sized jar
• an auto-warming on/off switch
• a transparent, borosilicate glass cloche so bakers can see their starter from anywhere in their kitchen
• a simple three-zone thermometer (indicated with blue, gold, and red lights) that helps bakers understand their starter’s behavior and anticipate their time to bake
• a Sourhouse Cooling Puck for the occasional need to cool down a starter in a too hot room in preparation for baking.
• USB plug
• Works with any local USB-to-wall adapter (adaptor not included)
  
• operating voltage is 100~240V, 50~60Hz
• low energy use
• food safe
• water resistant
• cleans up with a moist sponge, cloth or paper towel
• Works with any jar that fits inside (jar not included)

For bakers looking for a sourdough starter warmer or a countertop sourdough starter incubator, Goldie is a simple and elegant solution that removes the risk of overheating your precious jar of starter.

With thousands sold all over the world, Goldie has become an essential sourdough baking tool for sourdough temperature control and keeping your starter warm even in a cool kitchen.

Certifications: FCC, California Prop 65, IC (Canada), CE - EMC & LVD, UKCA - EMC & LVD, Rohs, Reach, RCM

Meet Goldie: a Warm, Safe Home for Your Sourdough Starter

We all know that if we want great bread, we need an active starter. Trouble is, sourdough starter is most active when the temperature is between 75-82ºF (24-28ºC). That’s just a little too warm for us humans! Most of us keep our homes cooler...maybe 68-70ºF (20-21ºC). "Room Temperature" makes our starters sluggish and our baking even harder.

Goldie elegantly warms your starter jar, bringing your starter up to the “Goldilocks Zone" of 75-82ºF / 24-28ºC - not too hot, not too cold. 

Active, Healthy & Reliable

When your temperature is consistent, your starter is consistent. Your starter will be healthy, rise faster, and be ready on your schedule.

A Small Space for Big, Important Jars

Goldie is big enough to hold a quart jar of starter, and small enough to find a home on any kitchen counter. But don't mistake Goldie for being demure, she will also hold her own next to your fancy coffee machine and keep your love for sourdough on the counter where it belongs.

Just Enough Warmth

All you need to do is pop your starter jar inside Goldie and flip the auto-warming switch on when you want your starter to be most active. You can always turn the auto-warming switch off when you want your starter at room temperature. 

Goldie tracks the temperature inside the glass cloche and provides just enough gentle warmth to keep your sourdough starter happy. Goldie will never overheat your starter. Best of all...you can shave an hour or more off of the typical doubling time of your starter whether you keep it in the fridge or on the counter.

Just Enough Info

Goldie’s top temperature indicator helps you understand how your starter is feeling.

Without the help of auto-warming, most baker's kitchens are in the blue all year round. Goldie's job is to keep your starter out of the blue zone whenever you want active starter.

Live with these three temperature lights for a bit and you will start seeing the world through the eyes of your starter. You starter will become less mysterious and more dependable.

Just in Case - Cooling for the Hot Kitchen

What if your AC breaks on a hot summer day? Well we made the Sourhouse Cooling Puck to help your starter get back into the Goldilocks Zone. 

Just take a Cooling Puck out of the freezer and put it on top of your jar to cool things down while you are preparing your starter for a bake.

Goldie will provide just enough warmth to keep your starter from dropping below the Goldilocks Zone while using a Cooling Puck.

Tidy Counter = Happy Spouse ;)

Goldie establishes a home for your sourdough starter in your kitchen. No more wandering starters and no more sourdough clutter getting out of control.

And if you live with a sourdough baker, you are about to get your counter (or your microwave, or you oven, or your cabinet) back.

1200+ bakers rallied together to put an end to chilly starters in 2022!