Tim's Tech Things β’ 2 HN points β’ 09 May 24
- Creating a healthy sourdough starter involves feeding it with flour and water until it's ready to use in baking, which contributes to the delicious taste and texture of the bread.
- Monitoring the rise of sourdough starter is crucial to ensure there are enough active yeast cells to create CO2 bubbles, which make the bread light and fluffy.
- Using computer vision with Python, ffmpeg, and algorithms like rolling averages and derivatives can help automate the process of determining when sourdough is ready for baking.