"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
news:35Hof.1008$7f3.377@trnddc01...
> I'm not sure what you mean by "feed it" every day. Do you refresh it every
> day, throwing half of it out? I don't think you can just keep adding to it
> ("feed it") every day without tossing or using part of it.

Well, of course you CAN, with the downside being that in short
order, you're going to wind up with the Starter That Ate Philadelphia...

Keeping it in the fridge does at least two things for you - it slows
down the action of the bacteria such that it doesn't go hog-wild
and consume everything too quickly (you're aiming for a usable
starter, not a giant mass of bacteria), and it also tends to inhibit
the addition and growth of other beasties that otherwise might
get into the mix (wild yeasts and such).

Bob M.