On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:44:38 -0600, Pennyaline >
wrote:

-->sf wrote:
-->> On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 20:30:52 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
-->> > wrote:
-->>
-->>> I think it *might* be that metal or plastic has tiny little holes which
can
-->>> hold wild yeast, where a metal bowl might not. If that's not it, I really
-->>> think it might just be a superstition.
-->>
-->> I wouldn't worry about wild yeast, but I would worry about some sort
-->> of an unwanted interaction... which never entered my mind until that
-->> dire warning.
-->>
-->
-->
-->Wild yeast is everywhere. The starter will pick up wild yeast from the
-->spoon, the air, the water, the sugar, the flour...
-->
-->Metal bowls are prohibited only during the time the starter is being
-->grown. When it's time to complete the recipe and make the bread, it's
-->okay to use your mixer's stainless steel bowl as well as the metal
-->beaters/paddle. The starter you reserve to grow your next batch, as well
-->as the starter you reserve to give away, should be stored in plastic or
-->glass.

XL ziplock works fine