reviving starter

Now that you’ve built your own starter, gotten one from a friend, or bought one from a fellow baker, keeping it alive is the part nobody warns you about enough. I keep mine in the fridge, feed it exactly what I need for whatever I’m baking, and I have never once thrown a spoonful of it in the trash. Here’s exactly how I maintain mine, and how I bring it back when it’s gone further than I meant to let it.