Anyone ever work with Ischia starter (or any starter, for that matter)?

[Tab]

Winter is coming, and I'm debating experimenting with the care and feeding of my own starter. What's involved (although I did read the instructions)? How much of a PITA is it, or is it fairly forgiving? And which are your favorite starters (looking for one I can use for pizza crust, sourdough bread, maybe other bread variants).

Currently considering this:
http://www.culturesforhealth.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=ischia+


Thanks

- Tab

[Lucinda]

1. I've only used King Arthur and homegrown starters

Both types were easy to take care of and worked well.

[noamnety]

2. I've created my own sourdough starter a few times.

You shouldn't have to buy a book for it, there are lots of good websites to get you started:

http://www.vintagesavoirfaire.com/2011/06/how-to-make-sourdough-starter-from-wild-yeast/

[Mojorabbit]

3. I used to buy mine from

http://www.sourdo.com/
They have a wonderful selection of starters. I used to use it a lot but then we cut back on bread. I found it pretty forgiving.

[Phentex]

4. Sourdough is easy

although I am too lazy to keep up with it year round. I go through spurts of using it, mainly in winter when I make more bread, and it is very forgiving if you get off schedule with it.