Hello! What an awesome blog post. I have two follow-up questions:

I would like to send my friend some of my sourdough starter, so I want to dry it. My house is humid, and I'm wondering, can I use a dehydrator? I think the lowest temperature is 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Is that too hot?

Unfortunately, my oven is pretty old and does not have a light, so the oven light method will not work for me. I'm certainly up for trying air drying, I just thought I'd ask about the dehydrator, as it might be more fool-proof for me considering the humidity.

My second question is, can you over-dry the starter? If it looks dry, but I want to make sure and leave it out for a couple extra days, is that harmful?

Apologies if you already addressed either of these in the comments. I did not look through all of them.

Thank you so much,
Emilie :)

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