The 7 Most Effective Alternatives To Proofing Baskets
You’ll most likely have seen plenty of videos and read bread books that tell you to use proofing baskets, or bannetons when proofing certain types of bread in a recipe. …
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Scoring Bread: How And Why You Should Be Doing It
Scoring bread is extremely important to be successful during the final part of the bread-making process. Improperly scoring your bread or not scoring it at all can leave it looking …
The Most Effective Alternatives To A Baking Stone
Whether you call it a baking stone or pizza stone, you might be putting off purchasing one since they can get pricey and they can be quite sizeable. You’ve most …
Electric vs Gas Ovens: Which Is Best For Baking Bread?
The debate between whether electric or gas ovens are better for baking bread has been going on for a while now. Some people take a scientific approach to which oven …
How Long Does Sourdough Starter Discard Last?
It’s easy to put some of your sourdough starter discard in your fridge with the intention to use it and just forget about it completely. I should know, I’ve done …
Why Won’t My Sourdough Starter Float?
Knowing when a sourdough starter is ready to use can be very tricky for the inexperienced baker – or even if you’re building a new starter. For this reason, people …
What’s That Liquid On Top Of Your Sourdough Starter?
It can be worrying when you go to feed your sourdough starter and see that it has a layer of a strange liquid on top. We want our starters to …
Sourdough Not Holding Its Shape? Here’s What To Do
Is your sourdough not holding its shape? Putting in the time and effort to make sourdough can leave you expecting an excellent loaf of bread by the end, but it’s …
Simple Steps To More Holes And A Better Crumb In Your Bread
There’s something very satisfying about slicing into bread and seeing that it has a network of large holes in the crumb. This bread is great for dipping or eating on …