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Mellow Bakers: group baking at an easy pace
I had mentioned in the last post of the the BBA Challenge, that I wanted to perhaps continue doing a bake-along with others, although not something as “big” again as the entire set of recipes in one book. So far, … Continue reading
Posted in BBA Challenge, Mellow Bakers group, Muttering to Myself
Tagged BBA Challenge, Hamelman, Mellow
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Why Discard Starter: A Mathematical View.
You see this question pop up all the time in sourdough discussions: “Why do I have to discard? I hate the idea of throwing anything away. Can’t I just keep feeding the starter?” Although reducing the waste we produce as … Continue reading
Posted in Muttering to Myself, Starting with your starter, Techniques and Tips
Tagged discard, excess, extra, sourdough, starter
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Stinky Oven: An (Happy) Update
A little later… UPDATE to the “New Stove” post of a few days back: Well, I decided to give the oven a good bake, so I put the bird in the basement in a closed room with a window … Continue reading
Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge #BBA
PinchMySalt, a.k.a. Nicole of the (yummy and gorgeous) PinchMySalt blog, has set up a challenge that will surely prove tobe a ton of fun and very educational. She’s invited people, novice or otherwise, to join in and do all the recipes … Continue reading
Posted in Bread Talk, Muttering to Myself
Tagged blog, bread bakers apprentice, challenge, Flickr, Peter Reinhart, PinchMySalt, twitter
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New stove’s here! More bread imminent!
Hooray and yippeee! My god, what a load of buttons! Pre-heat, RAPID Preheat, Bake, CONTROL Bake, Convection, Broil… and a whole bunch more for the cook top, as well as other things there’s not buttons for (“Accutemp”, etc.), Steam Cleaning, … Continue reading


