Sourdough starter appliance

A method of sourdough starter planning in a sourdough making appliance, the sourdough making appliance comprising a casing, a user interface positioned on the casing, a container positioned within the casing, a pump fluidly coupled to the container, a water reservoir fluidly coupled to the pump, a hopper positioned at the casing, a dispenser coupled to the hopper, a mixing motor and a mixing attachment mechanically coupled to the mixing motor, the mixing attachment extending within the container, and a controller positioned within the casing, the controller in operable communication with the pump, the dispenser, and the mixing motor, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the user interface, a user input of a desired mass of sourdough starter and a specified end time of a growing operation;
• calculating, by the controller according to a planning algorithm, operating parameters based upon both of the desired mass and the specified end time, the operating parameters comprising a quantity of starter seed, a dosing schedule, and a dosing quantity;
• performing, by the controller, the growing operation based upon the calculated operating parameters, the growing operation comprising;
• feeding a first dosing quantity of flour and a first dosing quantity of water at a first dosing time of the dosing schedule;
• monitoring, by the controller, a growth parameter of the sourdough starter within the container, the growth parameter comprising a mass of the sourdough starter;
• feeding a second dosing quantity of flour and a second dosing quantity of water at a second dosing time of the dosing schedule;
• and
• terminating, via the controller, the growing operation at the desired mass of the sourdough starter and the specified end time.