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  • consistancy tip

    I have read the forum from afar and decided to post a way of baking the bread every day that produces a consistent size and look...

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  • First Post.. Hello!

    Hi There, I wanted to introduce myself. People call me the Bearded Chef and I currently cook and reside in Boston MA. For a while...

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  • EVOO in Dough!!!

    I've been using the usual 100:50:40:2/flour:water:starter:salt recipe, and have had good results. As my starter gets more mature...

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  • Grain prices soar as global inventories shrink

    Food producers call for action as grain prices soar Lauren Etter and David Kesmodel | February 15, 2008 WITH the price of wheat...

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  • Whole Wheat Starter after 7 1/2 hours-black line shows beginning point

    Whole Wheat Starter and Bread Help Request

    Would appreciate comments, please. Had high hopes for whole wheat bread from Master Formula from Peter Reinhart's Whole Wheat...

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  • Cliffside Bakery

    I would like to learn more about this Cliffside Bakery in Toronto Ontario. The link to their website doesn't work, and other...

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  • Dense brick - no holes

    Hi everyone, I have had a lovely starter working very actively for some months now. When I made my first loaf I realised that I...

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  • worse  of worse  but the out side was really nice I will try it again

    my first bread

    my first sourdough bread

  • Crumb structure

    Hi there - I am searching for some info regarding the crumb structure in SD 50% Rye/Wheat bread. Larger holes - more open crumbs...

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  • preferment

    If I have a good, active starter, why do I need a preferment to start my bread dough, the formula say, - take 50g starter, add...

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  • Making sourdough dough into a starter

    I received a large fistful of amazing raw sourdough dough from a baker. I was hoping someone could instruct me as to how i would...

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  • Where to buy Gluten

    Gluten is almost impossible to find It took me a week of solid searching but I found it Gluten on the Internet. If you go here:...

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  • Initial Starter-

    I am trying my novice hand at sourdough, I have bought the books, read the websites and am taking the plunge. I Built my proofing...

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  • learning my first soudoug

    Hi thank you for a great forum just stumbled upon this today I will read and learn a lot from you and will try my first sourdoug...

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  • Silly Americans!!

    So, I'm new (obviously!) and I just really got started making sourdough... I decided earlier this week that I was going to make...

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  • Is my starter doomed?

    I just made my first sourdough starter a few days ago. I was using it today and it states to refresh it after using it. So, the...

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  • Couche Practice

    Can anyone advise me on what the practice is with mouldy couche(s). I've read that the mould on a couche is not a problem ... but...

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  • Forgiving or not

    HI I am relatively new to to using sour dough and while I have had a reasonably good level of results I am somewhat confused...

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  • Shop seems to be dow

    Hi, I wanted to order a 750g banneton but the shop link appears not to be working. If anyone can advise I'd be grateful. Cheers,...

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  • Just starting - confused

    Hi, Thanks for a great forum....just stumbled upon this today! I have just made my first ever starter this morning and was hoping...

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  • Bread Porn

    Hi everyone, here is some light rye I baked up today. I thought some bread porn might be in order as many people seem to have...

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  • Bland starter?

    Hello, this a first time post, I am maintaining a great starter, it is a natural, water and flour starter, kept in fridge and...

    4 comments
  • What has happened?

    I began a starter almost two weeks ago following methods on this site, except for the rye flour. I used a 50/50 white and whole...

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  • starter gone bad

    hi this is the first time that i have been on this site. i have a chance to get my hands on a starter that was origanily started...

    12 comments
  • Plated waffle with butter waiting to be served

    Sourdough Waffles

    My Waffle iron died about 8 years ago, found a Belgian waffle iron at the thrift store. Made sourdough waffles today, added extra...

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