/r/Sourdough/

r/Sourdough

740k members
r/Sourdough is a subreddit with 740k members. The community frequently discusses sourdough, starter, loaf, struggling, and help, and they frequently recommend/review dutch oven, bread knife, and flour, and the most common flair used is 1st sourdough ever - be kind, crumb read please , starter help πŸ™ , beginner - wanting kind feedback, and beginner - checking how i'm doing.
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Popular Topics in r/Sourdough

#1

Sourdough

232 posts
#2

Starter

88 posts
#3

Loaf

81 posts
#4

Struggling

59 posts
#5

Help

35 posts
#6

Bake

29 posts
#7

First Loaf

27 posts
#8

Crumb

25 posts
#9

Proofing

20 posts
#10

Fermentation

19 posts

Products Discussed in r/Sourdough

Dutch Oven

90 reviews
#1
Lodge
4.6β˜… from 45 reviews
#2
Challenger
4.4β˜… from 9 reviews
#3
Dutch Oven
4.3β˜… from 6 reviews

Bread Knife

51 reviews
#1
Mercer
4.5β˜… from 11 reviews
#2
Victorinox
4.5β˜… from 6 reviews
#3
Zwilling
4.5β˜… from 4 reviews

Flour

36 reviews
#1
King Arthur
4.6β˜… from 14 reviews
#2
Bob's Red Mill
4.0β˜… from 2 reviews
#3
Rye Flour
5.0β˜… from 2 reviews

Flair Used in r/Sourdough

#1
1st Sourdough Ever - be kind
: "First loaf"
40 posts
#2
Crumb read please
: "Is this overfermented?"
22 posts
#3
Starter help πŸ™
: "Do I need to throw my starter out?"
20 posts
#4
Beginner - wanting kind feedback
: "First Sourdough!"
14 posts
#5
Beginner - checking how I'm doing
: "I think i did it"
14 posts
#6
Rate/critique my bread
: "First sourdough"
11 posts
#7
Let's discuss/share knowledge
: "My first loaf!!!"
10 posts
#8
Things to try
: "I realized I was out of parchment as I was preparing to bake in my dutchie"
9 posts
#9
Sourdough
: "β€œS” is for sourdough"
7 posts
#10
Help πŸ™
: "4th loaf. Followed The Sourdough Journey bulk chart this time… still ended up with the exact same sticky, shapeless dough."
7 posts

Member Growth in r/Sourdough

Yearly
+119k members(19.2%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026