What's brotform?

Downloaded. But ostrich-brain here can't figure out how to work it yet.

I got it! Very clear too. I see it's NE of Cologne where I've got a very good online friend. She has invited me to stay with her time and time again before we take a nice drive over to England. She's English marrried to a German. I might just do that end of next year.

Yup, I downloaded the Ozi Explorer, but I didn't have the patience to figure out how to use it.

Bianchi! I'm impressed with your sleuthing skills. I must thank you for showing me those links. Di Lieser hasn't updated my site url...that's my old one. Must let her know. And, I didn't know I was linked to Shanghai.

I thought kuchen was cake?

...it's a small world after all.............

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Is it an english word? I've never heard or read about it
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Brotform? used to be german word for bread molds...

For people who live in this neck of the woods, shipping IS exorbitant. Last month, I bit the bullet and got 6 baskets (4 of them pulp) from them....Graham didn't have the smallest sizes I want.

What I paid:

bannetons 27,00 EUR
H&S 40,00 EUR
sum 67,00 EUR
4% paypal fee 2,70 EUR
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Ordering sum:69,70

OWCHH!! but

Hi Bianchi,

being German I thought you'd know the word
While it's not the most commonly used word with German bakers, you wouldn't want to teach these guys words like Gärkörbchen ... Everyone is battling enough with owen and ofen

As for the cost - airmail from Germany to Australia up to 2 kg costs EUR 12.90 which does not include any handling fees.

EUR 18.90 is at today's rates about AUD 32 - so no real saving

Besides, last time I looked to order some and have them sent to my parents in Germany, they wouldn't let you buy 1 or 2, but had a minimum quantity (I have forgotten the exact number - maybe that's why TP got 6?) And not everyone needs or wants that many.

I ended up buying mine retail in a kitchenware place in Munich - YES they do sell them retail! I was rather surprised!

I think it's a great service that Graham has them available here on the forum, easy tp obtain for anybody.

cheers, -FlourGirl

Minimum of 5.........but it's easy to get carried away.

FlourGirl wrote [url=http://sourdough.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2360&highlight=#2360][b]here[/b][/url]

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On the German Sourdough Forum I read, I have seen people make the statement, that they don't have the time to go to the search function and work through the hits, they rather ask. I consider THAT approach rude.
I am definitely enjoying this forum, the passion and the experimenting that goes with it.
The Germans have much more of a 'This is the way it works, we have done it like this for centuries' approach. Not so enlightening.
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Maybe that answers your question bianchifan?

Hi Bianchi, Carla,

You guys areboth very observant And thanks, Carla, for quoting me, I had forgotten I had written that

I am not a particularly talkative one in any forum.

I suppose while I am constantly learning, I still don't feel I actually KNOW enough to share. Most question can be answered by looking around, rather than asking the same thing again.
I suppose I prefer being more of an observer most of the time - hope nobody minds

I know Wopa has lots & lots of bannetons, but he is rather unique in his baking, wouldn't you agree? I definitely don't need that many in my little kitchen

cheers, FlourGirl

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I know Wopa has lots & lots of bannetons, but he is rather [b]unique[/b] in his baking, wouldn't you agree?
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Yes it is a shame his english is not better - he would certainly bring a bit of pizzazz into this forum

[quote="FlourGirl"]
On the German Sourdough Forum I read, I have seen people make the statement, that they don't have the time to go to the search function and work through the hits, they rather ask. I consider THAT approach rude.
I am definitely enjoying this forum, the passion and the experimenting that goes with it.
The Germans have much more of a 'This is the way it works, we have done it like this for centuries' approach. Not so enlightening.
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i find it rude for anyone to tell people how to use forums
some like to search some don't, some don't know how to use search all that well.
i myself always do search but when you search some keywords there could be so many hits that it is just plain idiotic to ask someone to read them all, i do check first few hits but if i don't see it i'm going to ask, if it is something simple than nobody would care much about posting reply even if it was something that people mentioned 10000 in past.

also with young forums what you asking for is recipe for killing the forum.
we here to chat, learn and have fun and not use SEARCH all the time.

Hi Croc,

I am not asking for anything! And I am not telling people how to use a forum. In fact I was trying to make a similar point to you - everybody to their own.

I suppose referring to a story on another forum, which you all don't know didn't work too well. I don't want to discourage anybody from asking - and yes often it is difficult to find something.
The story I was referring to, was somebody asking something, then being referred to the search function - and she then came back, saying that she didn't have the time to search. She was basically EXPECTING people to help her - and that they would have the time to write up all the advice (again) in their spare time. This demanding attitude, got up my nose a bit.

However, I haven't seen this in this forum at all, so it's very off topic. I was just trying to make the point that there is the other extreme as well and it needs to be a balance.
Probably didn't work too well. Sorry!

Just keep going guys ...

cheers, -FlourGirl

I agree with you Flourgirl, some people expect to have all the work done for them. Wait until you get someone that you have done all the work for and then have them want to argue about it. That really gets up my nose.

Hey, Flourgirl! Always happy to see you pop up?out? now and then. (Using another computer and having trouble inserting waving emoticon).

Bianchi fan,
How in the hell did you destroy that frame?Wo ist Wuppertal?

Jeremy

Gosh...if your bike is in that condition, was there any damage to you? Are you bionic now?

Google is lousy for my area...can't zoom in near...and outdated. Your balcony? Wow! Your coordinates, please.