Sourdough starts here: a short instructional video walks through building a starter from scratch, hosted by Joshua Weissman and directed by Charlie Kaufman in 2021.
What is How to Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch about?
This nine-minute cooking guide is built around a single, practical goal: getting a home baker from nothing to an active sourdough starter. Joshua Weissman walks through the process he says he is asked about constantly, framing it as more approachable than its reputation suggests. Viewers are invited to follow along and, per the video's own framing, to share questions or photos of their results, which keeps the tone conversational rather than clinical. There is no plot to speak of here — the video is a demonstration, not a narrative — and its entire runtime is given over to the mechanics of feeding and maintaining a starter until it is ready to use.
About the cast
Joshua Weissman is the sole on-screen presence, carrying the entire nine minutes as host and instructor. With no supporting cast and no scripted characters, the video's appeal rests entirely on his delivery and the clarity of the steps he walks through.
Context & significance
As a cooking short rather than a feature, How to Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch sits in the instructional corner of K-Time's catalogue of United States productions. Sourdough baking saw a notable surge in home interest in the early 2020s, and short-form guides like this one were part of how that interest spread outside professional kitchens. At nine minutes, the video is built for a single sitting rather than a multi-part course, aimed at viewers who want a direct answer rather than a lengthy explainer.
Watching How to Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch on Ktime
How to Make Sourdough Starter from Scratch is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login; the page itself costs nothing to browse. The video currently carries no Persian dub or subtitle track, so it plays in its original English. K-Time's broader library and interface remain built around a Farsi-first experience for Persian-speaking viewers, even where an individual short like this one has not yet been localized.