I am relatively new to bread baking...I did it as a child with my grandmother when we spent summers with her. After she passed away this year I decided to start baking bread on my own. After trying a few recipes (with success! yay!) I thought I would attempt sourdough. That is how I found the KA website. I have since been reading EVERYTHING on your site day and night. I am completely addicted. I started my own starter (your recipe) and after it stewed on the counter for the longest week ever, I made the Extra Tangy Sourdough. I used the "experiment" you suggested in the comments on the recipe's page and let one loaf rise and bake right away, and the other was put in the refridgerator overnight. The first loaf was delicious, it was gone in minutes. The other loaf, the next day, was even better. I now always put my loaves in the fridge overnight. The sour flavor is much more intense. I am also still mastering the art of slashing the dough...and finding which of my knives will do the best job. Although this bread takes 3 days (by the method I mentioned above) it is well worth the wait and the planning. As a side note: I really appreciate the feedback you all give to the comments and questions people leave. Most sites that I have found don't do that and it not only makes me feel personally connected to KAF, but I get so much useful advice, since many of us have the same questions, etc. THANKS!!!! Thanks for connecting, Megan. Isn't bread-baking a fascinating journey? And one with a delicious destination, to boot. It was a revelation to me, too, to see the difference when you refrigerate sourdough. Bake on! PJH

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