That avatar of the cow is fabulous(la vache que rie) as well as that loaf,TP viagra questions, this is I hopw a kiddie controled site!really now!:wink:
Wow, fantastic effect! (The top stone, not viagra).
Your top stone looks just like the one I have.
I'm still not using it for my breads... I'm pretty sure I'll burn myself AND mess up the bread when I have to transfer it to the hot stone.
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I'm pretty sure I'll burn myself AND mess up the bread when I have to transfer it to the hot stone.
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A good pair of oven gloves, some semolina (or the like) on your peel, a bit of commitment with the flick and you're cooking with gas! If you miss the stone slightly just wait for the crust to set and then reach in and move it. If you're using a tin just place the tin on the stone. It's not as hard as you might think.
Thanks for the tips Matthew. I don't own a peel though, so it's not just my natural clumsiness holding me back.
Hubby bakes some fantastic pizzas on that stone and I think I've got him convinced we need a pizza peel. You should have seen his face the first time I suggested it
Well contrary to popular methods, I don't use a peel. I just slide out the oven rack with the stone on it and turn the dough out straight onto the stone.
Bill, I'm shocked going against the Grigne so to speak, but do what feels right, I just like that whole flick of the wrist and the oven door closing myself!
[quote="Jeremy"]
Bill, I'm shocked going against the Grigne so to speak, but do what feels right, I just like that whole flick of the wrist and the oven door closing myself!Jeremy
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I'm a bit of a masochist (sp), I enjoy the occasional burnt finger now and again.....not!
[quote="nina"]
Your top stone looks just like the one I have.
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I don't see any stone !
Bill Your "sproing" bread looks great. I felt exactly the same way when I saw my bread springing in the oven with all those extra stones. It really works great, makes one think of better things....masonry ovens!
Thanks Nina, I thought maybe there was a secret forum that I didn't know about Jeesh, I even commented on that post! I don't have a great memory.
Teresa
[quote="nina"]
Schhh, you weren't supposed to know about the secret forum...
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Nina, you are just having too much fun...go bake something!
Teresa
[quote="nina"]
Thanks for the tips Matthew. I don't own a peel though, so it's not just my natural clumsiness holding me back.
Hubby bakes some fantastic pizzas on that stone and I think I've got him convinced we need a pizza peel. You should have seen his face the first time I suggested it
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Nina, As long as it's flat and strong enough to hold the bread it doesn't have to look pretty. I've used what we here would call a flat biscuit tray (read cookie if you read in US English) before and it was fine. The pizza peels do have a certain feel and look that I like, but while you're waiting for the peel you could experiment with alternatives. Necessity is the mother of invention they say.
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Nina,
piece of stiff cardboard works just fine.
Find a sturdy cardboard box and cut out one of the sides.
I've used mine for 6 months or more
cheers
Dom
That's a brilliant idea, especially since I just bought 40 moving boxes. (We're moving saturday.)
Thanks Dom
Goodness me!
Obviously lining one's oven with stone is the bread equivalent of Viagra!
Sproing!!!!!!!!!!!!
And, how would you know it, Carol? Curious minds need to know.
Bill, I'm convinced!
That avatar of the cow is fabulous(la vache que rie) as well as that loaf,TP viagra questions, this is I hopw a kiddie controled site!really now!:wink:
Jeremy
Erm ... it's the journalist in me, TP!
I need to know EVERYTHING!
Wassup, Jeremy?
Cow got your tongue?!!!!!!!
I like my cow avatar.
I like it too!
J
[self-censured] carry on....
TP ... I thought you were such a sweet, innocent thing.
I think we should choose a nice avatar for Jeremy!
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TP ... I thought you were such a sweet, innocent thing.
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I yam I yam! Compared to many here. If I post my pic, you may just see a faint halo...
I keep my hair long to hide the horns.
Bill will tell you I have trouble posting an avatar because I am a mac user, but I will try again!
Wow, fantastic effect! (The top stone, not viagra).
Your top stone looks just like the one I have.
I'm still not using it for my breads... I'm pretty sure I'll burn myself AND mess up the bread when I have to transfer it to the hot stone.
[quote]
I'm pretty sure I'll burn myself AND mess up the bread when I have to transfer it to the hot stone.
[/quote]
A good pair of oven gloves, some semolina (or the like) on your peel, a bit of commitment with the flick and you're cooking with gas! If you miss the stone slightly just wait for the crust to set and then reach in and move it. If you're using a tin just place the tin on the stone. It's not as hard as you might think.
Thanks for the tips Matthew. I don't own a peel though, so it's not just my natural clumsiness holding me back.
Hubby bakes some fantastic pizzas on that stone and I think I've got him convinced we need a pizza peel. You should have seen his face the first time I suggested it
Well contrary to popular methods, I don't use a peel. I just slide out the oven rack with the stone on it and turn the dough out straight onto the stone.
Bill, I'm shocked going against the Grigne so to speak, but do what feels right, I just like that whole flick of the wrist and the oven door closing myself!
Jeremy
[quote="Jeremy"]
Bill, I'm shocked going against the Grigne so to speak, but do what feels right, I just like that whole flick of the wrist and the oven door closing myself!Jeremy
[/quote]
I'm a bit of a masochist (sp), I enjoy the occasional burnt finger now and again.....not!
You Artillery boy's!
Jeremy
[quote="nina"]
Your top stone looks just like the one I have.
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I don't see any stone !
Bill Your "sproing" bread looks great. I felt exactly the same way when I saw my bread springing in the oven with all those extra stones. It really works great, makes one think of better things....masonry ovens!
Teresa, Bill posted the pics here: http://www.sourdough.com.au/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=289 - I was just too lazy to comment in both threads
Hey Jeremy!
Nice hairy avatar! Does that mean you act and you bake?
[quote="nina"]
Teresa, Bill posted the pics here: http://www.sourdough.com.au/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=289 - I was just too lazy to comment in both threads
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Thanks Nina, I thought maybe there was a secret forum that I didn't know about Jeesh, I even commented on that post! I don't have a great memory.
Teresa
Schhh, you weren't supposed to know about the secret forum...
[quote="nina"]
Schhh, you weren't supposed to know about the secret forum...
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Nina, you are just having too much fun...go bake something!
Teresa
[quote="nina"]
Thanks for the tips Matthew. I don't own a peel though, so it's not just my natural clumsiness holding me back.
Hubby bakes some fantastic pizzas on that stone and I think I've got him convinced we need a pizza peel. You should have seen his face the first time I suggested it
[/quote]
Nina, As long as it's flat and strong enough to hold the bread it doesn't have to look pretty. I've used what we here would call a flat biscuit tray (read cookie if you read in US English) before and it was fine. The pizza peels do have a certain feel and look that I like, but while you're waiting for the peel you could experiment with alternatives. Necessity is the mother of invention they say.
Matthew
Hm, that's not a bad idea Matthew... Maybe I can find something around the house I could use instead...? Something peel-ish...
Teresa, my 3 year-old has been waking me up insanely early this week, I tend to get silly when overtired